What is sociology? (3) - Kim Jae Hoon(김재훈)

Date : March 9 - 10th, 2015

Name : Kim Jae Hoon (김재훈)

Can we think of examples of cultures that were not tolerated in Korea in the past butbecame accepted in recent years?

=>About homosexuality

-summary

Homosexuality refers to the propensity to love a person with the same sex as the person. 

Another term for homosexuals, gay, lesbian, Ivan, queer, and so on. Homosexuals is estimated to within 1.6% of the total population, historically widely known name great, there were homosexuals among celebrities.

Recently released movie in Korea 'Imitation Game' real main character of "Alan Turing" was also gay. As you can see in the movies, homosexuals has been receiving a lot of historical discrimination, especially in South Korea was one of the countries with severe discrimination of homosexuals. However, in recent years the people biased against homosexuals has reduced through a variety of media.

[Alan Turing]

South Korea does not prohibit homosexuality. 

Without being arrested by the police, not even to a fine, not even go to jail. 

Compared with the Islamic and Middle Eastern countries that the death penalty for homosexuals, Korea seems very generous to homosexuals.

But until recently, homosexuals was not socially acceptable.

Former President Lee Myung-bak said "I'm against homosexuality. Humans are living with man and woman together." at The Jo-Sun Daily News in an interview in 2007.

[References : http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2007/05/12/2007051200135.html]

Hong Seok-cheon was the first celebrity Korea who announced that he is a gay. 

He informed a gay himself on TV in 2000 and the newspaper. 

He also published the article "Hong Seok-cheon, I like a man.". 

Since then, Hong Seok-cheon almost did not appeared on TV shows for over five years.

[References : https://mirror.enha.kr/wiki/%ED%99%8D%EC%84%9D%EC%B2%9C]

Beside the group “Homosexual Opposition Organization” worked on campaigns for anti homosexual in 2008.

[References : http://hgc.bestiz.net/zboard/view.php?id=gworld0707&page=18403&sn1=&divpage=101&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=128969]

Thus, homosexuals have suffered a lot of criticism and discrimination from early 2000 until recently.

But the recognition of homosexuals began to change through various media. 

First, the representative gay festival "KQCF (Korea Queer Culture Festival)" has been held and we could see Hong Seok-cheon on the TV program.

And the comic 'Welcome to the room number 305!’ based on homosexuals gained tremendous popularity with readers. 

This comic was published in an online during 4 years. If there is no change perception, it was impossible.

-Conclusion

We checked about examples that homosexuals, discrimination case and perception for them.

Homosexuals is not far from us, we can see them without difficulty. 

To make the world a better, we must respect the human rights of homosexuals.

This will contribute to society, and improve the world.