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LGBT in the European Union and Israel: The Gay community in Israel & The European Union : A ‘cacophony of clashing visions’ (Walzer, 2000)

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More coverage on the issue of Gay rights

The story about Same-Sex marriage made it into the several newspapers

Gay couple’s request for recognition shot down

Feb 28,2019 Korea’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday said it turned down a petition by a British man to recognize his marriage to a Korean man, which was granted in Britain.

“The NHRC has no official position on same-sex marriage,” a commission official said…

Human Rights in South Korea

Take a look at the latest article on the issue on Same-Sex marriage in Korea.

Rights panel says it doesn’t “deny” same-sex marriage

By Kim So-hyun

Published : Feb 27, 2019 – 15:29

Updated : Feb 27, 2019 – 15:29

The nation’s human rights panel said it does not “deny” same-sex marriage, but that a policy review and social consensus are necessary before same-sex marriages can be recognized under…

C’est comment être gai… en Corée du Sud?

AVEC SIMON HUNTER-WILLIAMS

  En juillet 2017, près de 85 000 personnes ont participé à la Pride dans les rues de Séoul, une augmentation de 25 000 personnes par rapport à l’année précédente. Ceci dit, lors d’un sondage mené en décembre 2017, on découvrait que 52% des Sud-Coréens s’opposent toujours au mariage gai. La situation de la communauté LGBT est donc loin d’être rose, comme en témoigne…

Getting into Vancouver life requires less coffee, less speed and patience (or just being totally laid back!) and it is nice.. sometimes — although I love the faster pace of life that Asia offers^^

Vancouver has a charm that Seoul doesn’t hold, nature within a short bus ride, cruise boats within ten minute walk from your front door, ocean views, mountains layered like cake with snow at the brim…

As you know, we’ve recently relocated to Vancouver in Canada.

We’ve sorted our home and finding work but my mind often swings back to Korea.

Yesterday, I was playing with the Clips feature of my IPhone and made this short video!

Korea will always remain my second home, I love the excitement and buzz of the big city. The wide array of galleries, shops and tourist hotspots to explore (something…

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