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| Region | South Korea |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | No censorship |
| Start Date | Jan 18, 1982 |
| End Date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Description | In 1982, a series of liberalisation measures revoked the clause of the Minor Offences Act that criminalised men from having long hair, which had the impact of criminalising the gender expression of transgender women. Since then, there have been no known restrictions or censorship of LGBTIQ+ expression, advocacy or topics until 2001, |
| Sources | https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/faculty/media/Cho_Movement.pdf https://m.koreaherald.com/article/3103351 |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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0 | Original entry | |
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| Status | No censorship |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Jan 18, 1982 |
| End Date | Oct 31, 2001 |
| Description | In 1982, a series of liberalisation measures revoked the clause of the Minor Offences Act that criminalised men from having long hair, which had the impact of criminalising the gender expression of transgender women. Since then, there have been no known restrictions or censorship of LGBTIQ+ expression, advocacy or topics until 2001, |
| Sources | https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/faculty/media/Cho_Movement.pdf https://m.koreaherald.com/article/3103351 |