Since South Korean voters delivered a full-throated rebuke of their conservative president this month, a small but influential group has been on edge.
It fears the more liberal opposition’s landslide in the April 10 parliamentary elections could signal the country’s wrongheaded move toward what they call a homosexual dictatorship.
Though South Korea projects a modern, diverse image through its gay-friendly global entertainment industry, as a nation it has long tolerated homophobia and other forms of discrimination.
The country has no national law that explicitly prohibits unfair treatment based on race or ethnicity, language or sexual orientation.