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ThestruggleforgayrightsinSouthKoreaisnotone

thatcanbeenasaconflictbetweenEasternandWestern

culturalvalues.

SouthKoreanlesbian,gay,bixualandtransgender,

orLGBT,activistshavebeeninfluencedbythesuccessof

gayrightsmovementsinwesterncountries.

stsagainstgaymarriagehavealsohad

influenceinSouthKorea.

ThousandsofSouthKoreangayrightssupportersand

opponentsrecentlyhelddemonstrationsatthesametimeand

ivistsgatheredinfrontofSeoulscity

administrationbuilding.

DemonstratorsattheGayPrideFestivalcelebratedthe

eCourtdecisiontolegalizesamexmarriage.

htsmovementhashelpedraidawarenessin

oreanactivistshave

beenencouragedandpartlyguidedbytheAmericanexperience.

NamWoongiswiththeactivistgroupSolidarityForLGBT

hiscountry’sactivistsare

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hesaidtherearesimiliarities.

Gayrightsopponentsalsosaythey

nmissionaries

he1950s,

Christianreprentationhasincreadfromtwopercentto

morethan30percentofthecountry’spopulationtoday.

AndmanyconrvativeChristiansinSouthKoreaegay

rightsasabetrayalofthevaluestheylearnedfromAmerican

churches.

LeeByungDaeisaspokespersonfortheKorean

esdworry

that,inhiswords,“thevaluestablishedbytheUnited

ndLeesaidhisgroup

haslinksto45,000Christianchurches.

SeoulMayorParkWonsoonisasupporterofsamex

2022,hewithdrewapropodhumanrights

failedmeasurewasdesignedtoprotectlesbian,gay,

bixualandtransgenderpeoplefromdiscriminationinthe

city’slargerregion.

ReverendLeesaidhisgayrightsoppositiongroupis

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reachingouttoWesternchurchestohelpstopwhathesaid

isagrowingmovementtodiscriminateagainstChristians.

Wearetryingtoriouslystopthe

movementfrominfringingonthehumanrightsofmajority

Christiansbecauofhumanrightsoftheminority,hesaid.

But,asintheWest,publicsupportforgayrightsin

tstudyshowssupportfor

legalizationofsamexmarriageinSouthKorea

increadfrom16.9percentto28.5percentfrom2022to2022.

Thischangeinattitudeismainlyfoundamongtheyounger

peoplequestionedinthestudy.

NamWoongsaid,Thehistoryoflfexpressionisshort

speedofchangeismuchfasterhere.”

yhadaprenceattheGayPride

algoerscouldtakepicturesof

themlveswithlifesizephotosofPresidentBarackObama

andFirstLadyMichelleObama.

nsupportingtheKorean

gayrightsmovementforyearsthroughdiplomaticoffices

andnongovernmentalgroups.

InJune,America’shighestcourtruledthattheU.S.

constitutionguaranteesarighttosamexmarriage.

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Shortlyafter,twoSouthKoreanfilmmakerswenttocourt

,

KimChokwangsuandKimSeunghwan,marriedin2022inapublic

vebeenekinglegalrecognitionoftheir

unionsincethen.

Thecourtthisweekrejectedtheirrequestsaying,

samexmarriagedoesnotsatisfythedefinitionofhusband

groupsupportingthecouple

thegroupsaiditwillcontinuetofightforequalrights

forallpeople,nomattertheirxualpreference.

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Thompsonwasthe

editor.

WordsinThisStory

aware–gthatsomething(suchasa

situation,condition,orproblem)exists

encourage–(someone)moredetermined,

hopeful,orconfident

inspire–(someone)wanttodosomething:

togive(someone)anideaaboutwhattodoorcreate

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orientation–nsfeelings,interests,and

beliefs

sitin–eorprotestinwhichpeoplesitor

stayinaplaceandrefutoleaveuntiltheyaregiven

whattheydemand

preference–ngoflikingorwantingone

personorthingmorethananotherpersonorthing

DoLGBTpeoplehaveequalrights,includingfreedomto

marry,inyourcountry?ur

answerinthecommentsction.