"They don't know Korean gays exist" | 🌈 Life as an LGBTQ+ in South Korea | Korea Uncharted | EP #1

[@mempto]

I appreciate that the Korea Times is talking about the lived experience of gay people in Korea. It is heartbreaking that our gay brothers and sisters still feel so invisible and socially ostracized from Korean society. I am half Korean and understand that ignorance about many social issues is deeply embedded in Korean society. I hope younger generations will make a better, more loving and happy society.

[@비토리아서울컴퓨터소]

Very necessary discussion! I learned a lot with this talk, thanks KST 👏🏻

[@EnglishLearnersHere]

Learned a lot from your discussion. Thanks for sharing this.

[@derekmcgovern]

This was such an important discussion---and so intelligently (and sensitively) conducted by the excellent host. Many thanks to Tang, Nicolas, and Ivana---three amazing, articulate and brave individuals who are living authentic lives, and being true to themselves. And thank you, Korea Times, for making this happen!

[@SarahTimmartworldwide]

Yay! Such an important focus. Thank you for having these amazing speakers and supporting LGBTQ voices❤❤❤

[@moonveillight]

This episode is so great! Thank you for the LGBTQ+ visibility~

[@HKim0072]

lol, Korea Times is the most liberal paper in Korea. On a side note: I worked in a Korean restaurant in the States many years ago. Not sure if he was working legally or not, but one of the waiters seemed like he was escaping Korea because he was gay.

[@qurtilol]

Such an important topic and I hope it will bring a change towards a better society 🫶

[@NamChin846]

better society? who are you to tell Koreans how our society should be?

[@NamChin846]

don't ever try to oppose ur beliefs unto another country. u must be american cuz america always do this

[@JiminArmy-ln9jj]

I'm first❤

[@parafighterwifeTK]

i just came across this video, so very interesting but it was put out 1 year ago... I would love to see you do a "follow" up, where do things stand 1 year later .has anything changed, to the positive? to the negative? I would love to see where these 3 lovely ppl are today and how their lives have changed....

[@omari4897]

yesss nico!!! te veo jaja

[@danielabner2542]

May God help you all.

[@dadethebetter]

Happy Pride ❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🤍

[@Youyouhssssjjjnnhbb-xj7yl]

Korea is becoming like America. Scary😶

[@Dazarabia522]

There is a thriving gay scene in Seoul. I lived there for 6 years about 15 years ago and most of my friends were gay, women and men and half were Korean

[@NamChin846]

not really thriving... not even 1% and over 80% of them are foreigners who come here...

[@Dazarabia522]

@@NamChin846 Sorry but no. Itaewon had a thriving scene. I was there and there were a 50 / 50 ratio of foreigners and Koreans.

[@NamChin846]

@@Dazarabia522 whatever makes you happy ^^

[@NamChin846]

@@Dazarabia522 I've lived here all my life and the gay scene is not thriving. the number of anti lgbtqp groups are growing by the day. every university has one, but they don't have an lgbtqp group. during pride month u see mainly foreigners celebrating, meanwhile Koreans of every age protest and give the message "don't bring this to Korea". It is NOT thriving. I know u want people to think that way but no.

[@NamChin846]

@@Dazarabia522 we are accepting of lgb people but we don't want to brainwash kids into thinking they can decide their own biology. we prefer science & biology aka chromosomes & reproductive organs.

[@Asdfkalsdf]

Cmon, why do you think they call KPop…GayPop?

[@asadared6514]

Aguante Argentinaa

[@GalileeGrandma]

A sad day has come to Korea

[@NamChin846]

noo don't worrry. this is not big news channel this is very liberal youtuber.. Pride will never become big here ^^

[@leepakim]

can they speak Korean? And who cares what is pronouns are...it was not the question LOL

[@nate6045]

It's possible the question was edited out.

[@NamChin846]

lol this channel is for western audience. Koreans aren't into this like western world. we don't want mass lgbtqp here. we don't want pride month etc. in Korea, a majority of lgtbqp people are FOREIGNERS... stop taking ur stuff here. Don't try to force change upon our country! we will NEVER let kids learn about lgbtqp.. never...!

[@SarahTimmartworldwide]

Good question! It's polite to offer your pronouns so others who might identify as Trans or Nonbinary can feel accepted to share their pronouns too. ❤

[@NamChin846]

@@SarahTimmartworldwide in Korea we don't care about pronouns cause we don't use he said she did he did blabla. stop trying to force this upon our country..

[@bbkyuu]

@@NamChin846 this was an interview in english....

[@jayceh1031]

I hope South Korea doesn't change. I like that their society continues to challenge these toxic ideals about gender identity.

[@NamChin846]

thanks for saying this Jayceh! so many foreigner try to change our society but Koreans have a big pride and respect for ourself & our country. same thing u can see about mermaid movie ^^

[@JoyNova]

Yeah, hope for that so more of your population wants to commit suicide over being suppressed in every way, continue to hope, see where y'all will end.

[@balafama2120]

@@NamChin846 What has the mermaid movie got to do with korean culture?

[@NamChin846]

@@balafama2120 we're conservative. we won't become like America ^^

[@NamChin846]

@@balafama2120 we don't like when people change things just for minorities. the mermaid books state several times it was a white girl with red hair. why destroy the books? make a new mermaid movie not about Ariel!