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Argus: Tell us why your group changed the direction of
By JeonSeong-jin
itseffortstotheadvocacyofgaymen’srights?
Lee Jong-geol (Lee): In order to answer that question, you
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first have to know that the homosexual community can be
n Korean society, a man is usually pressured to live a
divided into lesbians, gays and bisexuals. We decided to
responsible life as the head of a family, whether as the
focus our efforts on issues involving only gay men when we
eldest son, father, or husband. As a result, gay Korean
set up “Chingusai” because “Chodonghoe” represented all
men’s expression of sexual identity is not allowed because of
homosexualpeopleingeneral.
somuchpressuretoekeoutalivingforthefamily.
Amid this backdrop, the group “Chingusai” is seeking to
Argus: Although Korean society has opened
advocate the rights of gay men in Korean society. The group,
up considerably from the past, views regarding
originally named “Chodonghoe,” has been actively engaged
homosexuality still tend to be very conservative. What
in activities to fight for the rights of the nation’s homosexuals
haveyoudoneexactlytohelpthepublicadjustitsattitude
since 1993. By 1994, it changed its name to “Chingusai” and
towardhomosexuality?
switched the aim of its activities from all homosexual people
Lee:WecommemoratedIDHT(theInternationalDayagainst
to gay males. The group also works to address the human
HomophobiaandTransphobia),whichhasbeenobservedsince
rights, legal affairs and other issues involving South Korea’s
May 17, 1990, when the World Health Organization deleted
gaypopulation.
homosexualityfromalistofmentaldiseases.“Chingusai”held
The Argus had an opportunity to meet Lee Jong-geol, an
acampaignprograminSeouldisplayingboardsasking,“Have
official of the group. Lee reveals the struggles faced by gay
you ever done coming-out?” Some 300 participants answered
meninKoreansocietyandgivesreadersanaccountongaylife
that they had done coming-out or had heard of acquaintances
here.
thathad.
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