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Added on: 11/03/2024

Korea’s first lesbian parents on fighting for same-sex marriage, and why it’s long overdue

South China Morning Post
11/02/2024
Kim Kyu-jin, 33, and Kim Sae-yeon, 36, first met each other in January 2019 and wed that year, twice – once in New York where tourists can…
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Added on: 10/29/2024

2.1M Korean Christians attend joint worship service for repentance, resist LGBT ideology

The Christian Post
10/28/2024
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service to “unite for repentance, revival and restoration of holiness in our…
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Added on: 09/30/2024

Seoul Drag Parade brings queer culture out of nightclubs, into daylight

The Korea Times
09/30/2024
Gojoseon was founded over 4,000 years ago, after a bear in a cave ate garlic and mugwort until she transformed into a human. Although this legend gives…
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Added on: 09/14/2024

Same-sex marriage was on a roll in Asia. Not anymore

CNN
09/13/2024
Rainbow flags rippled in the wind as gay and lesbian couples walked hand in hand down a makeshift aisle in Bangkok’s busy Siam shopping district. Thailand’s Senate…
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Added on: 07/22/2024

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

The Korea Times
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…
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Added on: 07/21/2024

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

Manila Times
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…
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Added on: 07/20/2024

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

Gay City News
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…
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Added on: 07/19/2024

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

Reuters
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,…
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Added on: 06/03/2024

Seoul’s LGBT community gathers for annual festival despite protest

Rueters
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

Rueters
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

Yahoo! News
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…
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Added on: 05/08/2024

South Korea LGBTQ event finds home in streets after permit struggle

Reuters
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

The Korea Times
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…
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Added on: 03/25/2024

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

The Korea Times
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…
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Added on: 03/05/2024

S. Korea Methodists excommunicate pastor over gay rights

Yahoo! News
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…
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Added on: 11/10/2023

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

Pink News
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…
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Added on: 10/27/2023

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

CNN
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

Koreaboo
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

Pink News
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

Asia News
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,…
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Added on: 08/31/2023

More LGBTQ rights could help Asia financial hubs draw global talent

Reuters
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,…
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Added on: 08/07/2023

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

Japan Times
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…
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Added on: 08/05/2023

S. Korean lesbian couple beat barriers to parenthood

UCA News
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…
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Added on: 07/02/2023

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

Devi Discourse
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…
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Added on: 02/24/2023

Narrow but Significant Win for LGBT Rights in South Korea

Voice of America
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

Amnesty International
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

NBC News
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

NPR
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…
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Added on: 10/30/2022

Penalized pastor vows to continue his fight for LGBT people

The Korea Herald
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…
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Added on: 07/16/2022

Thousands take part in Seoul LGBT festival, protesters rally

Reuters
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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