LGBTQ festival resumes in Seoul after 3-year hiatus

Sexual minorities in South Korea held an annual festival in downtown Seoul on Saturday after a pandemic-driven three-year hiatus, with Christian and other conservative groups opposing the high-profile event.

IANS IANS Jul 16, 2022 11:06 0

LGBTQ festival resumes in Seoul after 3-year hiatus
The 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival is under way at Seoul Plaza in Seoul on July 16, 2022.(Yonhap/IANS)

Seoul, July 16 (IANS) Sexual minorities in South Korea held an annual festival in downtown Seoul on Saturday after a pandemic-driven three-year hiatus, with Christian and other conservative groups opposing the high-profile event.

The 23rd Seoul Queer Culture Festival took place at Seoul Plaza, bringing together members of the LGBTQ community -- lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer persons -- as well as their supporters and human rights activists, Yonhap news agency reported.

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