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Reuters reports:
Hundreds of thousands of members of South Korea’s Christian groups held a service in Seoul on Sunday to protest against a landmark court ruling that acknowledged same-sex the rights of partners in same-sex couples to state health insurance. The supreme court in July upheld a high court ruling that a same-sex partner was eligible for spousal benefits from the National Health Insurance Service, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights in a country that has lagged others in the region.
Sunday’s massive service drew hundreds of thousands of Christians from across the country, disrupting traffic on several major roads in central Seoul. As many as 230,000 people attended, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing police, The organisers, meanwhile, said as many as 1.1 million people took part. Kim Jeong-hee, a spokesperson for the organizing committee, said the verdict was unconstitutional because same-sex marriage has not been legalized.
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Yesterday, S. Korea’s radical Christians held a massive rally across Seoul with one message: to oppose homosexuality, same-sex marriage, evil anti-discrimination law, evil ideologies like feminism, etc.
Openly homophobic Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon delivered congratulatory remarks. https://t.co/VgG4Mh8une pic.twitter.com/dTwicKk179
— Raphael Rashid (@koryodynasty) October 28, 2024
South Korean Christian groups in massive protest against rights for same-sex couples https://t.co/AEvmqVFrC8
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) October 27, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of South Korean Christians protested in Seoul on Sunday against a court ruling granting state health insurance to same-sex partners. Some participants held signs saying “oppose the anti-discrimination law” https://t.co/Xy0pS5zIXN
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) October 28, 2024