Human rkghts situation of LGBTI in South Korea

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The “Rainbow Sit-in Protest” in late 2014 served as an opportunity to identify the growth and confidence of the LGBTI community in Korea and social support for LGBTI human rights. However, as much as the LGBTI community made progress, systematic incitement to discrimination against LGBTI people also intensified and the discrimination and violence experienced by LGBTI people became more visible. The state’s policy to exclude LGBTI human rights was especially conspicuous in every aspect and the dubious stance of Korea as the President of the UN Human Rights Council drew strong criticism from home and abroad. In 2015, anti-LGBTI groups and conservative Protestants started in earnest the movement to remove “sexual orientation” from the prohibited grounds of discrimination as provided in the National Human Rights Commission Act and protested against provisions related to LGBTI people in various ordinances of local governments. They argued for the so-called “conversion therapy” and have continuously hold events that incite discrimination against LGBTI people in the form of forums or discussions. They systematically complained against broadcasts that feature LGBTI people in a positive light and persistently created and disseminated news articles, publications, videos, and documentaries etc. that incite discrimination against LGBTI people. They held a large demonstration in opposition to Queer Culture Festival and hate crime even occurred in which a church elder threw human feces to the queer parade. Inside universities, LGBTI-related expressions were continuously damaged and posters that incited discrimination were posted. The situation of the human rights violations of LGBTI people was further revealed. The publication of the results of the “Survey on the situation of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity 2014,” which was conducted by the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, identified in detail the discrimination that LGBTI people face in all sectors of society. Cases of unfair dismissal based on sexual orientation and refusal to grant sick leave for the purpose of gender transition were reported as well as a transgender person who was coerced to undergo “conversion therapy” at a religious facility. The most serious issue that appeared in 2015 was the recognition of complaints made by anti-LGBTI groups and conservative Protestants by the State, local governments, and state agencies etc. These institutions have either publically displayed their will not to consider LGBTI people as a policy target group, or blatantly pursued policies that discriminate against LGBTI people. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family sent an official document to Daejeon Metropolitan City and made a provision on the protection and support for LGBTI people to be removed from the city’s “Gender Equality Ordinance” which had already been put to effect. The Ministry of Education intentionally deleted contents related to LGBTI people in the development and distribution of the “Nationwide Guideline for Sex Education Standards in School” The Ministry of Justice disapproved the application of a group for the promotion of LGBTI rights to be established as a legal entity. The police notified a ban of outdoor assembly regarding the Queer Culture Festival parade for the first time which took place for every year without a problem. The notice was later nullified by court decision. The Military Manpower Administration continued its custom of demanding irrevocable surgery as the criteria for military service exemption while criminally charging non-surgical transgender people for evasion of military service. The Korea Communications Standards Commission treated with discrimination expressions related to LGBTI people such as issuing a warning to a drama that broadcasted a kiss scene between two same-sex teenagers. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea received criticisms as people who lack awareness of LGBTI rights were appointe…

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