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Parents of LGBTQ Children Join Seoul Queer Festival, Calling for a More Inclusive Society

Parents of LGBTQ Children Join Seoul Queer Festival, Calling for a More Inclusive Society

SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — A group of South Korean parents of LGBTQ children gathered in central Seoul on Saturday, offering free hugs and messages of unconditional love at the annual Seoul Queer Culture Festival — a gesture both symbolic and deeply personal in a society still struggling with LGBTQ acceptance. Under banners reading “Son, [...]

Seoul’s Queer Festival Marches On Despite Opposition

Seoul’s Queer Festival Marches On Despite Opposition

SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s annual queer culture festival, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ celebrations, took place on June 1 along Euljiro Street after being denied the use of Seoul Plaza by city authorities for the second consecutive year. Counterprotests erupted across the capital, contributing to traffic disruptions throughout the day.  The Seoul [...]