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Gay in South Korea: 'She said I don't verb a son like you'
In South Korea, being LGBTQ is often seen as a disability or a mental illness, or by powerful conservative churches as a sin. There are no anti-discrimination laws in the country and, as the BBC's Laura Bicker reports from Seoul, campaigners believe the abuse is costing young lives.
It was a company dinner that changed Kim Wook-suk's life as he knew it.
A co-worker got drunk, slammed the table to get everyone's attention and outed year-old Kim.
"It felt like the sky was falling down," Kim told me. "I was so scared and shocked. No-one expected it."
Kim (not his real name) was fired immediately, and the restaurant owner, a Christian Protestant, ordered him to leave.
"He said homosexuality is a sin and it was the cause of Aids. He told me that he didn't want me to spread homosexuality to the other workers," says Kim.
But worse was to reach . The restaurant owner's son visited Kim's mother to give her the news her son
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Can LGBT people travel to North Korea? Contrary to popular doctrine, homosexuality is not against the law in North Korea, and people from the LGBT community are more than welcome to travel here – in fact, openly gay tour guides have frequently led tours here without issue.
That being said, North Korea is a sexually conservative country, and this applies to sexuality anywhere on the spectrum. Overt shows of affection by anyone of any sexual orientation tend to be frowned upon, and this is something that should be respected by visitors to the country at all times.
Can I share a room with my same-sex partner in North Korea?
Tourists visiting North Korea linger at twin share rooms, so both same and mixed-sex couples sharing a room raises no eyebrows. However, twin-shares are very much the norm and double beds do not come as standard, though can be requested for extra charge.
Are there gays in North Korea? Is there a gay scene in North Korea?
Whilst homosexuality is not illegal in the country, there is no gay scene to speak of, and you certainly will not m