'Same-Sex Marriage Legalization' Large Advertisement to Be Displayed in the Heart of Gwanghwamun

LGBTQ+ Group Announces Marriage Equality Campaign Preview

LGBTQ+ organizations will display an advertisement titled "Until Love Wins" on the electronic billboard at Gwanghwamun Square, urging the legalization of same-sex marriage. This is part of the 'Marriage for All' campaign advocating for the legalization of same-sex marriage.

On the morning of the 20th, at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, the campaign video for "Everyone's Marriage," a campaign for the legalization of same-sex marriage in Korea, which will be shown on large city billboards, was unveiled at the launch press conference.
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On the 20th, LGBTQ+ groups including Rainbow Action Against Sexual Minority Discrimination and the Marriage Equality Solidarity held a press conference at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, announcing their plan to run the advertisement. They stated, "Marking 30 years of LGBTQ+ human rights activism, we will launch a campaign to realize marriage equality."

These organizations will screen the advertisement "Until Love Wins," which depicts the daily lives of same-sex couples, on the electronic billboard at Gwanghwamun Square and inside city buses, coinciding with the Seoul Queer Culture Festival held on the 1st of next month.

The three pre-released advertisement videos are each one minute long and feature the stories of couples Cheon Jeong-nam & Lee Seung-jeong and Park Yi-kyung & Kim Hana.

They will also operate related booths at the Seoul Queer Culture Festival.

Additionally, ahead of next year’s general election, they plan to demand legislation for the legalization of homosexuality in the National Assembly and file nationwide lawsuits for same-sex marriage, pursuing a comprehensive marriage equality movement.

At the press conference, the couple Kim Yong-min and So Seong-wook also attended. Married since May 2019 and now in their fifth year, they won an appeal in February against the National Health Insurance Service regarding the acquisition of dependent status. This was the first ruling recognizing health insurance dependent status for same-sex couples.

The appeal victory does not equate to legal recognition of same-sex marriage. The National Health Insurance Service has filed a final appeal, and a Supreme Court ruling is pending. However, it is significant as the first official acknowledgment of their existence and relationship by a public institution such as the court.

Public Support for Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage at 40%... Up 2 Percentage Points Since 2021

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Meanwhile, a May 25 survey by Gallup Korea showed that public support for legalizing same-sex marriage reached 40%. This is a 2 percentage point increase compared to the previous survey in 2021, with support steadily rising since 2017.

On May 31, Justice Party lawmaker Jang Hye-young also introduced three key family rights bills, including amendments to the Civil Code and Maternal and Child Health Act for marriage equality, and the enactment of the Life Partnership Act. These bills aim to legally protect people in various family forms, such as same-sex married couples like So and Kim, as well as unmarried or cohabiting partners.

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