The South Korean supreme court in July upheld a high court ruling that a same-sex partner is eligible for spousal benefits from the National Health Insurance Service, a move hailed as a win for LGBTQ rights
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SEOUL, South Korea – Hundreds of thousands of members of South Korea’s Christian groups held a service in Seoul on Sunday, October 27, to protest against a landmark court ruling that acknowledged the rights of partners in same-sex couples to receive state health insurance. Sunday’s massive service drew hundreds of thousands of Christians from across the country, disrupting traffic on several major roads in central Seoul.news agency reported, citing police. The organizers, meanwhile, said as many as 1.1 million people took part. Calls to the Seoul metropolitan police agency were not answered.
“I think that would only be the starting point for same-sex marriage legalization policy,” Kim said. “We see this not simply as a Christian issue, but as a huge crisis that shakes our country’s foundation.”
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