"Dieting for Queer Pride"… Ryu Ho-jeong Participates in Queer Festival

Ryu Ho-jeong, a member of the Justice Party, revealed her participation in the Queer Festival parade through social media.

According to Ryu's Facebook on the 2nd, she posted photos from the 24th Seoul Queer Culture Festival held around Euljiro and Jongno in Seoul the previous day, along with the phrase "I was proud of everything I saw today."

Ryu Ho-jeong, Justice Party lawmaker, participated in the Queer Festival march on the 1st (Photo by Ryu Ho-jeong's Facebook)

In the photos, Ryu was seen wearing a blue crop top and a denim skirt, holding a rainbow-colored fan symbolizing sexual minorities. The back of her shirt had a printed message calling for the advancement of workers' rights.

Meanwhile, Jin Joong-kwon, a special professor at Kwangwoon University's School of Information Science Education, shared a related article on his Facebook, leaving a supportive message for Ryu, saying, "She said she went on a diet for the Queer Festival Parade (Quiper)," praising her thorough preparation.

This year's Queer Festival, with the slogan "Bloom, Queer," started at 10 a.m. and concluded with a parade from 4:30 p.m. through Euljiro, Samil-daero, Toegye-ro, Myeongdong Station, Jongno, and Jonggak Station areas. The organizers estimated about 150,000 participants, while the police estimated around 10,200.

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