Ren Naying

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Ren Naying
Education Tsinghua University
Linacre College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Student and LGBT activist
Awards Rhodes Scholarship

Ren Naying is a Chinese student and LGBT activist. [1] [2] She attended Tsinghua University and was one of China's first Rhodes Scholars, attending Linacre College, Oxford. [3] [4] [5] [6] She co-founded the China LGBT+ Youth Network, [7] an NGO which seeks to promote "LGBT+ rights with a focus on university community building." [8]

Biography

Ren majored in English Language and Literature at Tsinghua University. [8] While completing her undergraduate degree, she developed an interest in gender and queer theory, which led her to volunteer with NGOs such as the Beijing LGBT Center. [3] She applied for the Rhodes Scholarship while researching graduate programs. [3]

She currently resides in Beijing. [8]

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