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Contents:

• SOUTH KOREAN URT GRANTS GAY UPLE HEALTH BENEFS LANDMARK LG
• 8 UNFORTABLE TTHS ABOUT BEG GAY SOUTH KOREA
• GAY SOUTH KOREA
• THE COMPLITED LIV OF GAY MEN SOUTH KOREA
• IN SOUTH KOREA, GAY SOLDIERS CAN SERVE. BUT THEY MIGHT BE PROSECUTED.

SOUTH KOREAN URT GRANTS GAY UPLE HEALTH BENEFS LANDMARK LG

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8 UNFORTABLE TTHS ABOUT BEG GAY SOUTH KOREA

"Should society accept homosexualy? Perceived Acceptance of Gay People?

85% of Koreans would feel fortable wh a fay member that is a homosexual person39. 27% of Koreans would feel fortable makg iends wh a homosexual person45.

GAY SOUTH KOREA

12% of Koreans would be fortable workg wh a homosexual person10.

1% Of people South Korea agreed that transgenr people should be able to have surgery to match their genr inty58% of Koreans oppose same-sex marriage34% support same-sex marriage90% of Koreans said they supported equal employment opportuni for LGBT peopleHistoryHomosexual activy South Korea? Homosexual activy South Korea is Same-sex terurse is not illegal for civilians South Korea, but is between men the ary. Current statSce Aug 15, 1948Not legal There has been proposals to legalize gay marriage, but none have passed as of May 2022.

State-enforcedThe Government of South Korea practiced censorship of gay ntent webs om 2001 to 2003, through s Informatn and Communitns Ethics Commtee, an official an of the Mistry of Informatn and to change legal genr South Korea? However, there are some signs that rtrictns on LGBTQ service members may be easg: In 2022, the South Korean Supreme Court overturned the nvictn of two soldiers for gay sex, and 2021, a district urt posthumoly restated a transgenr soldier who died by suici after beg dismissed om the donatns by MSMs South Korea? The evangelil Christian newspaper Km Ilbo published an article headled “Confirmed ronavis patient viss gay club, ” disclosg the patient’s rince and workplace.

THE COMPLITED LIV OF GAY MEN SOUTH KOREA

The story quickly circulated across Korean news and social media, givg rise to an outpourg of homophobia.

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

Read more: Homophobia Is Not an Asian Value “People need to fd a spegoat to displace the fear of a novel disease, ” says Hong Seok-cheon, an actor turned rtratr and the first celebry South Korea to e out as gay. But when you search, there are lots of lbian and gay vios, but not much on inti bis those. If I get tted, my pany will most likely fd out I’m gay.

Although male and female homosexualy is not illegal, civil unns, marriag and partner benefs are not legally regnized. Gay men the ary “engagg homosexual behavr” may spend up to two years prison acrdg to the ary penal .

A 2014 bi-partisan bill signed to te ernment employe on human rights was also repealed after Christian and nservative groups acced of promotg homosexualy. Among them are Chgai for gay men and Kirikiri for lbian women, tablished 1994 as succsors to Chodonghwe, one of the natn’s olst mory rights anizatns. Jt recently, the Seoul Admistrative Court rejected a gay uple’s lawsu agast a health surance pany for revokg the uple’s spoal benefs.