The president of South Korea, Mr. Lee Myung-bak, has become a critic of the country's past LGBT policies. Mr. Lee Myung -bak is now listening to anti-LGBT activists and changing policy with his new Anti-Discrimination Bill.
Here is IGLHRC'S overview on the bill and issue:
Overview
South Korea’s policies on LGBTQ issues have
been relatively progressive. The country
prohibited employment discrimination based on
sexual orientation in 2001, and permitted people
who had undergone gender reassignment surgery
to get personal documents reflecting their
changed gender identity in 2006. But
homophobia persists and LGBTQ activists
continue to fight discrimination in schools and in
the military. Many gay websites remain
censored.
The country’s LGBTQ movement is currently
strategizing about how to stall a negative
decision on the proposed anti-discrimination bill,
which, in its most recent draft, eliminates seven
protected categories including sexual orientation.
The LGBTQ movement is also contemplating
how to weather the next five years under the
administration of newly elected ultra-
conservative President, Mr. Lee Myung-bak.
Here is IGLHRC'S overview on the bill and issue:
Overview
South Korea’s policies on LGBTQ issues have
been relatively progressive. The country
prohibited employment discrimination based on
sexual orientation in 2001, and permitted people
who had undergone gender reassignment surgery
to get personal documents reflecting their
changed gender identity in 2006. But
homophobia persists and LGBTQ activists
continue to fight discrimination in schools and in
the military. Many gay websites remain
censored.
The country’s LGBTQ movement is currently
strategizing about how to stall a negative
decision on the proposed anti-discrimination bill,
which, in its most recent draft, eliminates seven
protected categories including sexual orientation.
The LGBTQ movement is also contemplating
how to weather the next five years under the
administration of newly elected ultra-
conservative President, Mr. Lee Myung-bak.
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Here is the link to the full report: http://www.iglhrc.org/files/iglhrc/program_docs/Regional%20Update-Korea.pdf
