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BakeSomeCoolShit t1_j9gfial wrote

Holy shit that's huge for Korea. When I was there, it was still very much the idea that gays didn't exist in Korea. Nice!

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pink_thieff t1_j9gqdvf wrote

same! i went there with my family about four of five years ago. there was a protest against same-sex marriage while i was there. disheartening to see and experience.

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moal09 t1_j9honiq wrote

S. Korea is unique as far as east asian countries go where the majority of the population is Christian -- in part from a century of American missionary work, but also due to a lot of the fallout from the Japanese occupation during World War 2.

A conservative culture + a conservative religion means stuff like this takes a while to get going.

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mayssi t1_j9j5ki5 wrote

The majority of the population in Korea aka 60% does not have a religion.

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