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Gay life in Korea. Introduction. Welcome to the Korean Gay Men’s Human Rights Group Chingusai (“Between Friends”), which was founded in February 1994. As a successor of Chodong-hoe, the first homosexual activist group ever to be organized in the country (1993), it is one of the oldest sexual minority rights organizations throughout the ...
- Gay life in Korea
Up to the early 1990's, the Korean gay community remained...
- Gay life in Korea
Chingusai ( Korean : 친구사이; RR : Chingusai; MR : Ch'in'gusai) is a South Korean gay men's human rights group founded in February 1994. [1] It originated from Chodonghwe, the first organization that advocated for the human rights of the Korean LGBTQ+ community. [2] Chingusai's main focus is to raise awareness on the importance of LGBTQ+ ...
Up to the early 1990's, the Korean gay community remained strictly hidden from the public eye. It consisted mostly of toilets, parks, and gay bars tucked away in certain districts of large cities such as Sindang-dong and Nagwon-dong in Seoul. The community was completely ignored or, at best, covered by the media and the press in sensational and ...
Seo Dong-jin is a South Korean sociologist, a cultural critic and a university professor. He was one of the first main activists of the Korean Gay men human rights association Chingusai . Aside from his activities, he introduced queer theory in Korea and had a central role in the apparition of LGBTQ+ gatherings in Korean universities.
Feb 26, 2015 · Founded in 1994, Chingusai is the longest running organization for gay men. It (along with the lesbian organization KiriKiri (Lesbian Counseling Center in Korea)) was born out of Chodong (abbreviation of a four-character Korean saying equivalent to “Birds of a feather flock together”) the first sexual minorities human rights organization ...
Sep 15, 2017 · Chingusai (translated as friendship) is a Korean gay men’s human rights group and is one of the oldest LGBTQ rights organisations that was established in 1994. Logo of LGBTQ Youth Support Centre Dding Dong. There are other organisations that are not the most well-known, biggest mainstream organisations in the scene but are just as important.
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South Korea is home to a number of dedicated activists and community based organisations advocating for LGBT human rights and health rights. This Spotlight piece profiles three South Korean LGBT organisations; Chingusai, Korean Gay Men's Human Rights Group; Korean Sexual Minority Culture and Rights Centre (KSCRC); and DongInRyun (Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea).
