Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (; SLRK) is an
LGBT
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rights and counselling organization created on September 9, 1997 in
Seoul
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,
South Korea
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.
The current representative of the organization is
Kwak Yi-kyong
Kwak Yi-kyong (, born 1979) is a South Korean LGBT human rights activist, civil rights activist, and labor rights activist. From 2012 to the present, she has been a representative of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea(SLRK).
In her earl ...
. Former representatives of the group were
Jeong Yol and Chang Byongkeon.
The group was first created as a students' LGBT club named the University Students' LGBT Human Rights Association (; literally ''Union for University Students' Homosexual Rights''),
which was later expanded to include comprehensive LGBT's human rights and counseling groups the next years.
In 2013, the organization created the
Yookwoodang Literary Award, given to Korean LGBT works of various genres, including poetry, fiction, and essays. The award was named in honor of
Yun Hyon-seok, a gay rights activist and poet who used the pen name "Yook Woo Dang".
On 1 March 2015, the Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (; literally ''Solidarity for Homosexual Rights'') reorganized to become the Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (; literally ''Active Solidarity for Sexual Minority Rights'').
See also
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Human rights in South Korea
Human rights in South Korea are codified in the Constitution of the Republic of Korea, which compiles the legal rights of its citizens. These rights are protected by the Constitution and include amendments and national referendum. These rights ha ...
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LGBT rights in South Korea
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in South Korea face prejudice, discrimination, and other barriers to social inclusion not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents, though there has been social improvements since the late ...
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Suicidal ideation in South Korean LGBT youth
References
External links
Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea
twitter of Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea
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LGBT 건강 세상
Society of South Korea
1997 establishments in South Korea
Human rights organizations based in South Korea
Organizations established in 2004
LGBTQ political advocacy groups in South Korea
Liberalism in South Korea
Progressivism in South Korea
Organizations established in 1997
LGBTQ organizations based in South Korea
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