Entry #3464: Conversion therapy in South Korea

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RegionSouth Korea
IssueConversion therapy
StatusNot banned
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionConversion therapy is not criminalized. It is still encouraged as a plausible fix for homosexuality, with South Korean official Kim Seong-hoi calling homosexuality a "mental illness" and endorsing conversion therapy.
Sources https://www.barrons.com/news/south-korea-official-faces-backlash-after-advocating-conversion-therapy-01652264107


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DescriptionNot criminalized anywhere in South Korea.Conversion therapy is not criminalized. It is still encouraged as a plausible fix for homosexuality, with South Korean official Kim Seong-hoi calling homosexuality a "mental illness" and endorsing conversion therapy.
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Not criminalized anywhere in South Korea. Conversion therapy is not criminalized. It is still encouraged as a plausible fix for homosexuality, with South Korean official Kim Seong-hoi calling homosexuality a "mental illness" and endorsing conversion therapy.
Sources https://www.barrons.com/news/south-korea-official-faces-backlash-after-advocating-conversion-therapy-01652264107

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DescriptionNot criminalized Anywhere in the Koreas.Not criminalized anywhere in South Korea.
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DescriptionUnknown.Not criminalized Anywhere in the Koreas.
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DescriptionConversion therapy ban pending.Unknown.

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DescriptionNo Conversion therapy ban pending.

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StatusNot banned
Start Date(unknown)
End Date(none)
DescriptionNo
SourcesNo