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# Anti-discrimination bill in South Korea offers ‘hope’ to LGBTQ+
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/anti-discrimination-bill-in-south-korea-offers-hope-to-lgbtq/
- Published: 2020-07-20T09:34:17.000Z
- Updated: 2020-07-20T09:33:31.000Z
- Description: Amnesty International reacts anti-discrimination bill proposed on June 29, which offers ‘hope’ to the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea.
- Author: Contributor
- Tags: Information, News, Queer Corner, Amnesty International, anti-discrimination, Asia, LGBTQ+ rights, South Korea

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Amnesty International has reacted to an anti-discrimination bill proposed on **June 29**, which offers ‘hope’ to the LGBTQ+ community in **South Korea**. This is the seventh time that a bill on anti-discrimination has been submitted to the **National Assembly**, but the first such attempt since 2006\. In past attempts, the inclusion of provisions outlawing LGBTQ+ discrimination was especially contentious.

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Responding to the introduction of the bill, **Arnold Fang**, Amnesty International’s East Asia Researcher, said: *‘A law to effectively protect everybody from discrimination, including LGBTQ+ people, could make South Korea a pioneer in Asia for passing such legislation. This is a welcome initiative which, if followed through, would give hope and safety to many.*

*‘International law prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or sex characteristics. National legislation in South Korea to comprehensively outlaw discrimination would be a crucial step towards ensuring equal rights for all, as enshrined in international law and standards.*

*‘President Moon Jae-in should further efforts to improve human rights in South Korea and support a genuine discussion of this bill, and other proposals to eliminate discrimination for all people.’*

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The submission of the bill builds on momentum for such legislation in other countries in Asia. A bill focusing on the discrimination against LGBTQ+ people is being discussed in Japan, while Taiwan legalized same-sex marriage in 2019.

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