Entry #224: LGBT discrimination in South Korea

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RegionSouth Korea
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start DateAug 15, 1948
End Datenow
DescriptionThere are some LGBT anti-discrimination protections in South Korea.
Sourceshttp://annual.sogilaw.org/review/download_ko/1817


Revision History (2)

Revision by Meelis

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NoteDate shown is the founding of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). There are some LGBT anti-discrimination protections in South Korea.There are some LGBT anti-discrimination protections in South Korea.

Revision by Pizzaslices412653

Old Value (Original) New Value
ValueNo protectionsIllegal in some contexts
NoteDate shown is the founding of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). There are no LGBT anti-discrimination protections in South Korea.Date shown is the founding of the Republic of Korea (South Korea). There are some LGBT anti-discrimination protections in South Korea.
Sourceshttp://www.hrw.org/news/2007/11/05/south-korea-anti-discrimination-bill-excludes-manyhttp://annual.sogilaw.org/review/download_ko/1817
Reports (8)
  • Status is not correct "I think some provinces give sexuality discrimination protection. I saw it on wikipedia"
  • Newer law has been passed "National Human Rights Commission act currently covers sexual orientation and gender idenity"
  • Status is not correct "South Korea has no any protections or anti-discriminations about LGBTQ+people. Please deleted this wrong informations."
  • Date is incorrect "Should be 4 Sep 2018 - present"
  • Status is not correct "Illegal since 4 Sep 2018; the status of this section and the other are backwards in that this should be "15 Aug 1948 - 4 Sep 2018""
  • Status is not correct "http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/896150.html"
  • Status is not correct
  • Other information is incorrect "This is a past policy. Current policy is to allow transgender South Koreans to change identification information without sex re-assignment surgery."

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