Thoands of gay rights supporters are celebratg unr heavy police guard the South Korean pal's first major Pri para three years after a COVID-19 hiat.
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GAY PRI EVENTS SOUTH KOREA
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Hong, the Daegu mayor, has prevly ma headl for anti-LGBTQ statements, such as claimg that gay men would weaken the South Korean ary, acrdg to lol media.
GAY PRI PARA SOUTH KOREA: WNSG LOVE AND HATE SEOUL
Thoands of gay rights supporters marched unr heavy police guard the South Korean pal on Saturday as they celebrated the cy’s first major Pri para three years after a COVID-19 hiat. Police were on alert bee church-backed unterprotters rallied nearby streets, highlightg the tensns surroundg the rights of sexual mori the eply nservative untry. Revelers wearg or wavg rabow banners cheered durg speech and swayed to mic om a stage ont of cy hall at the Seoul Queer Para. * pride parade korea *
Homophobia is rife South Korea, where there is no prehensive anti-discrimatn laws to protect LGBTQ people.
South Korea do not legally regnize same-sex marriage, and is ls acceptg of gay upl pared to nearby mocraci like Japan and Taiwan. The foundatn is lked wh the Christian broadster CTS, which has volly opposed homosexualy and the pri ftival, acrdg to Rters.