South Korea: Landmark judgement on same-sex sexual acts in military a huge victory for LGBTI rights

By Amnesty International

Responding to the Supreme Court of Korea reversing the convictions of two soldiers jailed in 2017 for engaging in consensual same-sex sexual acts while off duty, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher Boram Jang said: “This groundbreaking decision is an important triumph in the fight against discrimination faced by LGBTI people in South Korea. “The criminalization […] The post South Korea: Landmark judgement on same-sex sexual acts in military a huge victory for LGBTI rights appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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