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홍석천 커밍아웃, 그리고 한국 동성애 18년 [커버 포토] 2000년 9월, 당시 잘 나가던 배우 홍석천이 커밍아웃을 하면서 동성애가 처음으로 한국 사회의 수면 위로 떠 올랐다. 그리고 2018년 현재, 동성애에 관한 논쟁은 아직도 현재 진행형이다. 필자는 지난 18년 동안 일어난 각종 동성애 관련 사례들을 파헤침으로써 한국 사회의 동성애에 대한 인식 변화를 분석하고자 한다. 배우 홍석천 커밍아웃 (2000) [1] 개요:한국 최초 연예인 커밍아웃 사례이다. 홍석천 이후로 커밍아웃한 거물급 연예인은 아직도 단 한 명도 없다. 당시 배우 및 방송인으로서 최고의 전성기를 구사하고 있던 홍석천은 이 사건을 계기로 당시 출연하고 있던 MBC “뽀뽀뽀”에서 강제 하차하게 되었고 방송 출연 정지를 처분받았다. 그 이후로 그는 2000년도 후반까지 방송에 얼굴.. 2018. 3. 8.
Asian-American LGBTQ+ individuals look online for community By Christine Lee | English Columnist “When I first came out to my brother he told me I should go commit suicide,” Thomas* said. Thomas, a gay Korean-American 20-year-old, continued, “What do Korean people value so much, that they would rather tell their own family member to commit suicide or go to the mental hospital than simply accept their identity?” Growing up in a conservative, Christian and.. 2017. 11. 1.
Being Korean and LGBT: Meet Edward Edward Bellamy Yoo (20) Korean, Homosexual, “out of the closet” Edward has been a student at the University of Southern California (USC) for three years now. He’s very involved in the Korean community through organizations like the Korean American Student Association (KASA) as well as the Korean drumming club. However, beyond that he has many different interests and engages himself diversely—fro.. 2016. 10. 26.
Being LGBT and Korean: Meet J.H. J.H. (21)Korean-American, Bisexual, “in the closet”J.H. has grown up in Los Angeles her entire life. Growing up near Koreatown, she has always felt close to her roots and exemplifies what it means to hold a hyphenated identity.On the day of her interview, she wore a bright red lip tint, with a simple t-shirt dress, and Adidas superstars. She stands about 5 ft. tall with a cute 단발[1] cut.J.H. is .. 2016. 10. 14.
Symposium: Social Minorities in Korea :: CKS Committee for Korea Studies (CKS) at University of California, Berkeley cordially invitesyou to our annual Project of the Year (PoY) Symposium, “The Human Rights Issuesof Social Minorities in Korea.” CKS was established in 1986, as an attempt to create a modern Korean history courseat UC Berkeley. Since its inception, CKS has focused on increasing awarenessand knowledge of Korean culture, histor.. 2011. 4. 14.