A court ruling allowing a man to add his male partner to his health insurance plan offers hope that change is possible in socially conservative South Korea.
, these couples are part of a vanguard confronting rampant discrimination against the LGBTQ community. They are fighting for the ability to collect prescriptions for sick partners. They are challenging health insurers in court. They are even preparing for death by writing legally binding wills for each other.
“I need to stand up to make sure my wife enjoys all the benefits under my name,” said Jin Park, who works at a women’s rights advocacy group. “Love itself can only do so much.” Homophobia remains rampant in South Korea, the world’s 10th-largest economy, due to entrenched gender norms and social conservatism, experts say. It is hardly alone in Asia — neighbors
These views resonate in the halls of power. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, elected last year on an anti-feminist platform, appointed, who had previously called homosexuality a “type of mental illness,” to a top advisory role. Kim had also said that “homosexuality can be treated” — like a smoking habit.
“Recognition of discrimination in this individual case lays the legal groundwork for many more same-sex couples to win other rights, from similar social benefits to the establishment of marriage equality,” said Park Han-hee, South Korea’s first openly transgender lawyer, who has been acting for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit.
In recent years, the South Korean judiciary has limited application of the widely condemned penal code but has stopped short of repealing it. Homophobic abuse and stigmatization are still rampant across South Korea’s armed forces, in which all-able bodied men must serve a minimum of 18 months under the conscription system.
They, together with their advocates, hope that they can chip away at unfair systems to get greater rights and recognition for their relationships.
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