11+ hour, 40+ min ago  (466+ words) Published : March 23, 2026 - 13:49:49 Emphasis placed on diversity over traditional male female distinctions Social media is abuzz with debate over a sex education textbook for elementary school students that advocates for gender diversity. A passage from the textbook, shared by Rep. Kim…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (580+ words) National Tension flares again at Dongduk Women's University over coed plan Published : Dec. 9, 2025 - 13:36:14 Student council survey shows nearly 9 in 10 enrolled students oppose planned shift to coeducation Nearly 9 in 10 students at Dongduk Women's University voiced opposition to the school's decision to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (794+ words) National Dongduk Women's University to go coed by 2029 amid student backlash Published : Dec. 3, 2025 - 14:35:22 Updated : Dec. 3, 2025 - 15:16:37 Dongduk Women's University said Wednesday it will open its doors to men in 2029, a decision students have denounced as ignoring the continued need for women-only…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (440+ words) Published : Nov. 29, 2025 - 16:05:51 After a three-year pause, the Gwangju Queer Culture Festival returned to the city's iconic Geumnam-ro in Dong-gu, South Jeolla Province, on Saturday, drawing about 2,000 participants under the theme "Mudeung: Rainbow-colored absolute equality." According to the festival's organizing committee,…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago  (975+ words) Hashtag Korea Legalizing same-sex marriage is still unpopular in South Korea. But does it need to be popular? Published : Nov. 22, 2025 - 16:00:00 In Korea, biggest shift in opinion over past two decades didn't exactly follow national debate. It followed news of same-sex…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago  (632+ words) Life&Culture 18_UK memorial honors LGBTQ+ troops Published : Oct. 28, 2025 - 10:22:59 The king, who is the ceremonial head of the armed forces, laid flowers at the monument in the National Memorial Arboretum in central England at a service attended by scores of serving…...

5+ mon, 1+ day ago  (749+ words) Life&Culture Yangson Project confronts 'Ghosts' " the inherited spirits that haunt us Published : Oct. 22, 2025 - 15:07:57 Updated : Oct. 22, 2025 - 15:12:00 Covering literature and the performing arts Theater collective opens 1st chapter of 3-year Ibsen trilogy When we fight with someone, it's never just with that…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (366+ words) National Man wins lottery scratcher after 'dreaming about Trump' Published : Aug. 28, 2025 - 12:15:25 A South Korean man who recently won the jackpot in the scratch-off lottery said he had dreamed about US President Donald Trump just a week before winning 500 million won…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (394+ words) Published : July 30, 2025 - 14:34:21 A video showing what appears to be an unidentified creature in the Han River has gone viral, according to local media reports Wednesday. The video titled "A Real Monster Emerges at the Han River in Seoul" was posted…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1177+ words) LGBTQ+ activist and wedding planner blends activism with business In South Korea, where marriage is legally defined as a union between a man and a woman, same-sex weddings have existed only in the stories of a few trailblazing couples. Among…...