by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The 16th Korea Queer Cultural Festival (KQCF) held its opening ceremony at Seoul City Hall Square as planned, despite fierce protests from non-affirming Christian […]
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Seoul Police Reject Application for LGBT Pride Parade
Pictured above: Korean LGBT supporters snap a group photo after submitting their application for the 2015 pride parade. by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul police stations have banned […]
Thousands of South Korean Workers Strike Against Flexible Labor Market
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Thousands of South Korean unionized workers marched in cities nationwide on Friday to protest against President Park Geun-hye’s labor policies, reports the Associated […]
South Korea Formally Announces Plans to Salvage Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea announced on Wednesday that it would attempt to salvage the Sewol ferry that sank last year, killing 304 people, most of […]
Study: South Koreans Becoming More Open-Minded About LGBT Issues
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Koreans are becoming more open-minded and adopting increasingly favorable attitudes regarding LGBT rights and issues, according to a recent study by […]
South Korea Details Sewol Compensation, Victims’ Parents Shave Heads in Protest
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As the one year anniversary of the tragic Sewol ferry sinking draws near, the South Korean government has announced that it would pay […]
UC President Apologizes for Calling Student Protests Over Tuition ‘Crap’
Pictured above: University of California Berkeley student Kristian Kim throws fake money while starting a protest during a UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, […]
Activists Threaten to Drop ‘The Interview’ in North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean activist group led by a North Korean defector vowed on Tuesday to send Pyongyang a massive number of DVDs of […]
Korean LGBT Activists Protest at Seoul City Hall
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon has delayed the enactment of Seoul’s Charter of Human Rights due to an LGBT-inclusive provision, spurring a group of […]
Kiss of Love: Mass Protest in India Opposes Conservative Views on Kissing
When I see couples give each other a quick kiss in public, I really don’t think twice about it. After all, growing up in American means movies, television […]
