SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A court debate took place Monday over this year’s Korea Queer Culture Festival, which has been planned for June 11 at Seoul Plaza. A court questioning session was arranged after an injunction was filed for ‘lewd public performance’ by a Seoul citizen referred to only as Kim, who has [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A lesbian was elected Thursday as the student president of the nation’s top-ranked Seoul National University (SNU) for the first time in the school’s history. Kim Bo-mi, 23, who ran unopposed, was elected with 86.8 percent of voters’ approval, according to the university’s election watchdog. Earlier this month, Kim [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Sexual minority groups in Korea denounced a communication watchdog’s crackdown on a drama depicting an intimate scene between two high school girls. Rainbow Action, an umbrella group of Korean lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) movements, held a rally in front of the Korea Communications Standard Commission (KCSC) and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Groups advocating the rights of sexual minorities demanded on December 6 apologies to Seoul city mayor Park Won-soon who said on the previous day that he does not support homosexuality and is unable to sign a charter to protect the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders. About 50 of [...]