Queer Culture Festival to take place in Seoul Plaza, to objection of church group
Pedestrians pass below a giant rainbow banner held by participants of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival parade in the Myeong-dong and Euljiro areas of downtown Seoul, June 2019. NewsisBy Ko Dong-hwanWith the LGBTQ community set to host the 23rd Seoul Queer Cultural Festival (SQCF) later this month at Seoul Plaza, an association of Christian churches has been protesting the decision to permit the event. United Christian Churches of Korea (UCCK) criticized the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Monday, for having approved a “queer event” to take place in Seoul Plaza, one of the city's most symbolic public open spaces, located in front of Seoul City Hall.A civic committee for the management of Seoul Plaza ― consisting of 10 civic experts from various fields ― granted approval last month for the festival organizers to use the space. The committee, however, rejected the organizers' request to use the space for six days and instead gave permission for only one day, July 16. The committee's approval also came with the condition that the festival's participants don't publicly “o
Jul 5, 2022By Ko Dong-hwan
