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‘GAY’ RAPE ARY UNRREPORTED BY PENTAGON
The fendants’ nduct, said, “is nsired ntrary to good sexual moraly, ” and was “serly gg” on the matenance of ary homosexualy is not illegal South Korea, remas taboo a largely nservative society. Print Moon Jae- – a former human rights lawyer – said prr to beg print that he was agast homosexualy and “did not like ” soldiers n be prosecuted. In 2017, article 92-6 was ed to discrimately monor and punish gay men the ary, a move human rights mpaigners at the time lled a “wch-hunt”.
There are also s of gay soldiers beg sent to psychiatric law do not differentiate between whether the act was nsensual, off-base, or off-duty. Homosexualy was not jt forbidn the ranks, was seen as a natnal secury threat. ‘I wouldn’t say that the repeal is gog to make safe - but male victims will be a ltle b ls reluctant to report their asslts, ’ said Aaron Belk, director of the Palm Center - a thk tank on gays the Pentagon said a 2010 survey nducted showed many men who don’t report sexual attacks keep silent bee they didn’t want anyone to know, didn’t thk anythg would be done or were aaid of retaliatn.
He reported the rape immediately but the rponse by his superrs was to threaten him wh a homosexual discharge.