Gay and trans soldiers abed and harassed South Korean ary: report | CNN

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• GAY AND TRANS SOLDIERS SAY THEY WERE ABED SOUTH KOREAN ARY
• IN SOUTH KOREA, GAY SOLDIERS CAN SERVE. BUT THEY MIGHT BE PROSECUTED.
• SOUTH KOREA MILARY IS ACCED OF CRACKG DOWN ON GAY SOLDIERS
• S​OUTH KOREA’S SUPREME COURT ​ISSU LANDMARK RULG ON GAY SEX

GAY AND TRANS SOLDIERS SAY THEY WERE ABED SOUTH KOREAN ARY

Ex-South Korean soldier says he was abed for beg gay.

IN SOUTH KOREA, GAY SOLDIERS CAN SERVE. BUT THEY MIGHT BE PROSECUTED.

The South Korean soldier had seen another low-rankg nscript, emed effemate and spected of beg gay, beg sexually abed, beaten and forced to drk om a toilet bowl by other soldiers.

SOUTH KOREA MILARY IS ACCED OF CRACKG DOWN ON GAY SOLDIERS

In a statement to CNN, South Korea’s Defense Mistry said had polici place “to protect homosexual soldiers’ human rights and to guarantee an environment which they may serve the ary equally wh other soldiers, ” and provid specialist unselors for victims of sexual vlence and human rights ab. Dpe a ary directive passed 2009 llg for greater protectns for gay soldiers, LGBT nscripts still face spicn, harassment and prosecutn unr Article 92-6 of the Milary Crimal Act, which mak sexual activy between men punishable by up to two years prison. Gay sex is illegal the ary whether happens on or off base, and regardls of whether one party is not an enlisted soldier.

In 2017, dozens of men were arrted what was scribed as a “gay wch-hunt, ” wh superrs g gay datg apps and spectns of soldiers’ phon and social media to track down LGBT nscripts. Paranoia about beg outed as gay also creat a discentive for soldiers to report abe if they believe is bee of their sexual orientatn.

S​OUTH KOREA’S SUPREME COURT ​ISSU LANDMARK RULG ON GAY SEX

Jeram and other gay soldiers who spoke to the human rights group did not give a surname for fear of repercsns. Kim was harassed by fellow soldiers who spected he was gay. “Bee if I didn’t, they were gog to ll my parents and tell them that I was gay.

But all the thgs had changed jt bee I’m gay.

Then they seized the litenant’s smartphone, prsg him to intify gay soldiers his ntact lists. Kim is one of an creasg number of gay or transgenr soldiers who have been persecuted unr Article 92-6 of the Army Crimal Act, which has been ed to out them and punish them for nsensual sex, Amnty Internatnal said a report released on Article 92-6, “anal sex and other cent acts” between ary personnel n be punished by up to two years prison, even if they take place off base, while the soldiers are off duty and by mutual nsent. The group’s report, “Servg Silence, ” also tails sexual and other ab flicted on gay soldiers, or soldiers perceived as gay, by their superrs and their fellow soldiers.