Wei Tingting

Wei Tingting (; born 1989) is a Chinese LGBTI+ and feminist activist, writer and documentary filmmaker. She is one of the Feminist Five.

Early life and career Wei was born in Hechi in the southern region of Guangxi in China.

She received a Bachelor of Laws in sociology in 2009 and a Master of Laws in anthropology in 2011, both from Wuhan University.

Career While in college, Wei became active in the women's and LGBT rights movements. In 2007 and 2009, Wei assisted in coordinating and staging productions of The Vagina Monologues. She joined the Wuhan Rainbow, an LGBT organization.

Wei co-founded the National Bisexual Network in China.

From 2011 to 2016, Wei worked as a project manager at the Beijing Gender Health Education Institute, a national agency centered around sexuality and sexual health, raising awareness about gender inequities and sexual diversity.

In 2018, Wei founded the Guangzhou Nalisha Education Consulting Co., Ltd., a company that conducts gender and sexuality research, education, training and advocacy activities, offering mental health support and consulting support for victims in gender and sexuality field to against discrimination to women and LGBTI community.

Feminist Five In 2015, she and four other activists (Zheng Churan, Wang Man, Wu Rongrong, and Li Tingting, collectively known as the "Feminist Five") were detained by the Chinese government just prior to International Women's Day, the day they planned to execute a campaign against sexual harassment on public transportation. All five women were released on bail after 37 days of detention. Since being released, Wei has said she will continue to fight for gender equality. She said:

I have read so many reports and articles about our arrest and they are so touching and encouraging. I had started to feel despondent and thought this incident would be the end for us young, female activists. But the reaction has started an era of magnificent, new activists. They cannot catch all of us and block us all.

Honors 2015: Bustle, 14 Women's Rights Activists Around the World Who Will Inspire You 2015: Ms. Magazine, 10 of the Most Inspiring Feminists of 2015 2015: Asia LGBT Milestone Awards (ALMAs), Hero of the Year, nominee 2018: Troy Perry Medal of Pride

Selected works and publications

Filmography 2015: We Are Here – producer 2017: Bi China – director