Ren Naying | |
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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 for MPhil. in Social Anthropology. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] She co-founded the China LGBT+ Youth Network, [8] an NGO which seeks to promote "LGBT+ rights with a focus on university community building." [9]
Ren majored in English Language and Literature at Tsinghua University. [9] 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]