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Added on: 07/22/2024

Police advice to LGBTQ+ individual to avoid public restrooms ruled as rights violation

07/21/2024

A court has ruled that police advising an LGBTQ+ individual, who was undergoing the process of gender correction and changing their resident registration number, to avoid using…

Global News

Added on: 07/21/2024

‘Better days’ ahead for South Korea LGBTQ couples after landmark ruling

07/20/2024

When South Korea was run by a military-backed authoritarian government in the 1970s, a “coffee house” where lesbians secretly gathered was an easy target. The country has…

Global News

Added on: 07/20/2024

Marriage equality comes to Aruba and Curacao; South Korea sees progress on LGBTQ unions

07/19/2024

The global push to recognize the rights of LGBTQ couples continued in separate parts of the world this month when the Dutch Supreme Court ordered the legalization…

Global News

Added on: 07/19/2024

In landmark ruling, South Korea’s top court confirms state benefits for gay couples

07/18/2024

SEOUL, July 18 (Reuters) – South Korea’s supreme court on Thursday upheld a ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from state health insurance,…

Global News

Added on: 06/03/2024

Seoul’s LGBT community gathers for annual festival despite protest

06/01/2024

SEOUL, June 1 (Reuters) – The annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival was held in the South Korean capital on Saturday despite previous issues in securing a venue…

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Added on: 06/02/2024

Seoul’s LGBT community gathers for annual festival despite protest

06/01/2024

The annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival was held in the South Korean capital on Saturday despite previous issues in securing a venue and protests against the LGBT…

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Added on: 06/01/2024

‘We exist’: S. Korea’s first LGBTQ councillor tackles inclusion

05/31/2024

South Korea’s first openly gay legislator may have cracked the ruling party’s rainbow ceiling but admits there is a long way to go to make the country’s…

Global News

Added on: 05/08/2024

South Korea LGBTQ event finds home in streets after permit struggle

05/07/2024

The Seoul Queer Culture Festival will take place in the capital’s streets this year, organisers of South Korea’s annual LGBTQ gathering said on Tuesday, after the city…

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Added on: 04/10/2024

Son Seok-gu’s gay chart remark reflects Korea’s evolving stance toward LGBTQ+ community

04/09/2024

The perception of the LGBTQ+ community is shifting. Stars like Son Seok-gu are expressing pride in the affection they receive from their gay fan bases. Their heartfelt…

Global News

Added on: 03/25/2024

Major annual queer festival to be denied use of Seoul Plaza, again

03/24/2024

Organizers of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival (SQCF), a major annual LGBTQ festival, are highly likely to be denied the use of Seoul Plaza for this year’s…

Global News

Added on: 03/05/2024

S. Korea Methodists excommunicate pastor over gay rights

03/04/2024

South Korea’s Methodist Church has excommunicated a pastor for advocating gay rights, according to a church verdict obtained Tuesday by AFP. Nearly a quarter of South Korea’s…

Global News

Added on: 11/10/2023

Russian TV turns ‘LGBT’ rainbow into grey cloud in K-pop music video

11/09/2023

TNT Music, which runs a chart show dedicated to K-pop, aired the music video for boy band Seventeen’s hit song “God of Music” and replaced the rainbow featured…

Global News

Added on: 10/27/2023

South Korean court upholds ban on gay sex in military, in setback for LGBTQ community

10/26/2023

Seoul, South KoreaCNN — South Korea’s Constitutional Court has upheld a law banning same-sex relations in the military, citing a threat to combat-readiness, in a judgment decried by the…

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Added on: 09/18/2023

The Heartbreaking Struggles Of South Korea’s First Openly Lesbian Mother

09/17/2023

In a society that prides itself on rapid technological progress and embracing modernity, it’s striking how resistant certain facets of South Korea remain towards change, particularly when…

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Added on: 09/08/2023

South Korea: Lesbian couple welcomes child in historic first

09/07/2023

Couple Kim Kyu-jin and Kim Sae-yeon became proud parents to their daughter Rani on 30 August, with Kyu-jin making history as the first openly gay Korean woman…

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Added on: 09/01/2023

First lesbian to become a mother in South Korea overcomes same-sex barriers to parenthood

08/31/2023

SEOUL – On Wednesday, Kim Kyu-jin became the first openly gay Korean woman to give birth. While the birth of her child is a unique event here,…

Global News

Added on: 08/31/2023

More LGBTQ rights could help Asia financial hubs draw global talent

08/30/2023

HONG KONG/TOKYO, Aug 31 (Reuters) – In Hong Kong’s highest court, five judges are deliberating whether to recognise same-sex marriages conducted overseas. Their decision, expected later this year,…

Global News

Added on: 08/07/2023

Happy mothers’: South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood

08/06/2023

SEOUL – South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birthrate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

Global News

Added on: 08/05/2023

S. Korean lesbian couple beat barriers to parenthood

08/04/2023

South Korea has spent billions of dollars on policies to boost its birth rate. But when Kim Kyu-jin and her wife wanted to have a baby, they…

Global News

Added on: 07/02/2023

South Korea LGBT festival proceeds, bumped from prime spot by Christian group

07/01/2023

Tens of thousands attended South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival on Saturday, vowing to continue fighting for gay rights after the Seoul city government denied them a…

Global News

Added on: 02/24/2023

Narrow but Significant Win for LGBT Rights in South Korea

02/23/2023

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — When a South Korean court this week delivered the country’s biggest legal victory for marriage equality, Kim Yong-min was immediately aware of how much…

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Added on: 02/21/2023

South Korea: High Court health insurance ruling offers hope for marriage equality

02/20/2023

Responding to a South Korean High Court decision ordering the country’s national health insurance service to resume coverage for a partner in a same-sex relationship, Amnesty International’s…

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Added on: 11/29/2022

South Korea’s LGBTQ community confronts crushing headwinds in fight for equality

11/28/2022

Lesvos rolls out of bed each morning before the sunrise, heads to work, then punches her time card at exactly 6 a.m. By day, she’s a chef…

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Added on: 11/26/2022

South Korea’s supreme court rules on legal transgender recognition

11/25/2022

In a victory for LGBTQ rights, South Korea’s supreme court ruled that transgender people have the right to change their legal sex status, regardless of whether they…

Global News

Added on: 10/30/2022

Penalized pastor vows to continue his fight for LGBT people

10/28/2022

Rev. Lee Dong-hwan’s fight to reverse the decision by the Korean Methodist Church to suspend him for two years for blessing LGBT people in 2019 came to…

Global News

Added on: 07/16/2022

Thousands take part in Seoul LGBT festival, protesters rally

07/16/2022

Thousands of South Koreans took part in an LGBT festival in downtown Seoul on Saturday, as Christian and conservative groups held a rally in protest across the…

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Added on: 07/14/2022

S.Korea steps up security after Abe killing, U.S. ambassador due at LGBTQ parade

07/13/2022

SEOUL, July 12 (Reuters) – South Korea is beefing up security for high-profile figures in light of the assassination of Japan’s former premier Shinzo Abe, officials said…

Global News

Added on: 07/12/2022

LGBTQ streaming content influences Koreans’ perception of sexual minorities

07/11/2022

Two men fall into each other‘s arms on a bed. This scene, which might have been nearly unthinkable on Korean TV only a few years ago due…

World Voices

Added on: 05/24/2022

서울퀴어문화축제 – 한국 성 소수자 프라이드를 축하

Hunter Slingbaum (헌터 스링밤) 기자

Alturi Contributor

지난 10여년 동안, 한국은 광범위한 국제적 관심의 대상이었다. 한국 대중음악(케이팝)과 한국 드라마의 인기가 지난 몇년동안 천문학적인 수준에 도달하면서 한국은 세계적인 주목을 더 받게 되었다. 그러나 한국 대중문화에서…

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Added on: 04/21/2022

South Korea’s top court overturns convictions of gay soldiers

04/21/2022

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a military court ruling that convicted two gay soldiers for having sex outside their military…