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'We exist': S. Korea's first LGBTQ councillor tackles inclusion

'We exist': South Korea's first LGBTQ councilor tackles inclusion

Reality check: How diverse is Korea really? LGBTQ+ and politics (4)

Reality check: How diverse is Korea really? LGBTQ+ and politics (4) Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.

Reality check: How diverse is Korea really? LGBTQ+ and politics (4)

South Korea defaults to heterosexuality as the predominant sexual identity publicly represented by political leaders. Among national politicians and elected parliamentarians, there have not been any public disclosures of a politician's sexual orientation throughout Korea’s entire legislative history. This lack of openly acknowledged LGBTQ+ representation in the country's top political leadership under.

Korea still on rocky road to marriage equality

Same-sex marriage is gaining ground in South Korea, but the pace of doing so is slow compared with neighboring countries, due to increasingly polarized views on the issue. Korea has yet to legalize same-sex marriage, unlike in 34 countries where marriage equality either became law or was recognized in court rulings, according to Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Taiwan has not only legalized same-sex marriage but als.