sexual minorities Archives | Page 2 of 2 | Be Korea-savvy
LGBT Activists Call on Sexual Minorities to Get Tested for Coronavirus

LGBT Activists Call on Sexual Minorities to Get Tested for Coronavirus

SEOUL, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Hatred towards sexual minorities is spreading following a coronavirus outbreak at clubs commonly frequented by members of the gay community in Itaewon. Activists for the rights of sexual minorities are joining hands to ensure that gender minorities receive coronavirus tests without falling victim to discrimination and stereotyping. Seven activist [...]

Sexual Minorities Call for Deletion of Gender Designation on Electoral Register

Sexual Minorities Call for Deletion of Gender Designation on Electoral Register

SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Ahead of the April 15 parliamentary elections, there have been calls for the removal gender designations from the electoral register to prevent sexual minorities from having their basic rights violated. The Rainbow Action, an activist group for sexual minorities, held a press conference in front of the National Human [...]

Students Who Wore Rainbow Clothes to Chapel Class Win Court Case Against University

Students Who Wore Rainbow Clothes to Chapel Class Win Court Case Against University

SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Wearing rainbow-colored clothes that symbolize the human rights of sexual minorities, students attended chapel classes. These students were punished by the school, but the court ruled that punishment meted out by the university was unfair and unjustified. On Thursday, the Seoul Eastern District Court nullified all disciplinary measures and [...]

Seoul Square Hosts 20th Queer Culture Festival

Seoul Square Hosts 20th Queer Culture Festival

SEOUL, Jun. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The 20th Seoul Queer Culture Festival was held on Saturday in Seoul Square. The festival for sexual minorities first began in 2000 with only 50 participants, but has since been expanding, attracting as many as 60,000 participants last year. The festival expects that up to 70,000 participants attended the [...]

Portion of S. Koreans Opposed to Homosexuality Dips Below 50 pct for the First Time

Portion of S. Koreans Opposed to Homosexuality Dips Below 50 pct for the First Time

SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The portion of South Koreans who are opposed to homosexuality fell below 50 percent for the first time, a report showed Sunday, in an indication of Koreans’ growing openness to sexual minorities. In a 2018 poll of 8,000 Korean adults, 49 percent said that they cannot accept homosexuals, down [...]

Elementary School Teacher Targeted by Malicious Online Smear Campaign for Teaching About Sexual Minorities

Elementary School Teacher Targeted by Malicious Online Smear Campaign for Teaching About Sexual Minorities

SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – An elementary school teacher who gave an interview to an internet news channel in July that was titled “Three Reasons Why Feminism is Needed in Schools” has since become the target of a malicious online smear campaign. To protest the teacher’s treatment, over 20 rights groups converged on Gwanghwamun [...]