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Jang Yeong-jin
Jang Yeong-jin (or Jang Young-jin; ; born 1957/1958) is a writer and the only openly gay North Korean North Korean defectors, defector. Biography Jang was raised in Chongjin, a city on the eastern coast of North Korea. During his childhood, he fell in love with a boy who was his friend named Seon-cheol, a friendship that lasted into adulthood. They would hold hands and share beds. Jang and Seon-cheol would later move to Pyongyang to attend different colleges. They were separated in 1976 when they both joined the North Korean military. According to Jang, "In winter, when soldiers were given only two threadbare blankets each and little heat, it was common for us to find a partner and sleep hugging each other at night to keep warm" and that "We considered it part of what the party called 'revolutionary comradeship.'" Jang also said that in his front line unit, senior soldiers and officers bribed him with apples and other food to lure him into their blankets. In 1982, Jang was disch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen River, Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of North Korea, adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korean Empire, Korea was Korea under Japanese rule, annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Surrender of Japan, Japanese surrender at the End of World War II in Asia, end ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
