Seoul Queer Culture Festival Archives

Condemnation over Denial of Rental Space for LGBT Festival

By JRL Charts|2024-10-28T17:14:30-07:00October 28th, 2024|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics Asia|Tags: Equality Rights Law, LGBT News, lgbt politics, lgbt rights, National Human Rights Commission, Seoul Queer Culture Festival, South Korea|

SEOUL, KR — (10-28-24) — South Korea's Human Rights Commission condemned city officials for denying rental space for the country's upcoming Seoul Queer Culture Festival, saying that it violates the Equality Rights law. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) was outraged following the decision to deny rental space by the Seoul Museum of History and [...]

Seoul Officials Ban South Korea’s Biggest PRIDE Parade

SEOUL, KR — (05-05-23) — In a blow to LGBTQ Rights in South Korea, the organizers of the country's biggest Pride parade, Seoul Queer Culture Festival, said they were denied their annual permit. The organization is vowing to press ahead with their event, even after the Seoul Metropolitan Government denied them permission to use the [...]