SEOUL - A South Korean court on Tuesday (Feb 21) recognised spousal coverage by state health insurance for a same-sex couple, overturning a lower court's ruling that denied the benefits. The Seoul High Court's ruling is the court's "first recognition of the legal status of a same-sex couple," said lawyer Ryu Min-hee, part of a team of lawyers that represented.
The case, which will now go to the Supreme Court, was brought by a gay couple, So Seong-wook and Kim Yong-min, who live together and held a wedding ceremony in 2019.