Shin Ji-hye "Ahn Cheol-soo's Human Rights Awareness is Also a 'Cheolsae'... He Should 'Cheolsu' in the Election"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] Shin Ji-hye, leader of the Basic Income Party and candidate for Seoul mayor, criticized Ahn Cheol-soo, leader of the People’s Party, on the 19th for his remark that “the right to refuse the Queer Culture Festival should also be respected,” saying it shows “deeply concerning human rights awareness.”

In a statement released that day, Shin said, “I am deeply concerned about Ahn’s ‘migratory human rights awareness,’ who opposes even the one day a year when sexual minorities, who have been invisible, raise their human rights by claiming the right not to see it.”

She emphasized, “Are sexual minority Seoul citizens acceptable to have their human rights denied by Ahn and the People’s Party? Human rights of sexual minorities cannot be denied simply because someone does not want to see them.”

She added, “Sexual minorities are not strange beings from another planet but fellow citizens living beside me,” and said, “It is one of the natural roles of the Seoul mayor to strive so that all sexual minority citizens can live an equal life.”

Shin also stated, “A Seoul mayor with true human rights awareness should not talk about the right to refuse the Queer Parade but should first take the lead in officially sponsoring and supporting the Queer Parade,” and “The first responsibility to create a Seoul where all citizens are equal and free lies with the next Seoul mayor.”

She also urged candidates for Seoul mayor from both ruling and opposition parties, saying, “Please stop treating citizens’ human rights like accessories that can be put on and taken off,” and “If you don’t even have the courage to do that, I ask you to ‘withdraw’ from the Seoul mayoral race for the sake of Seoul citizens’ lives.”

Furthermore, she expressed her intention to personally sponsor and participate in the Queer Parade if elected Seoul mayor. She said, “If I become the Seoul mayor, I promise once again that Seoul City will directly sponsor and participate in the Queer Parade,” and emphasized, “I will create a Seoul free from discrimination through the enactment of the Seoul City Anti-Discrimination Ordinance and ensure the right for anyone to form a family with their desired partner through the enactment of the Domestic Partner Ordinance.”

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