Millennial activism: Daryl Yang fights for LGBT issues and more

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04/14/2019

In 2014, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) published a set of FAQs on youth sexuality and received backlash for being affirming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) experiences. There was even a petition asking for it to be taken down. Mr Daryl Yang, then 20, organised at least 20 other young people to write in to the Health Ministry to highlight the importance of such a resource to LGBT youth, and even drafted an open letter to thank HPB.

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