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South Korea Court Approves Health Benefits for Same-Sex Couples

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  • #South Korea
  • #Marriage
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South Korea Court Approves Health Benefits for Same-Sex Couples
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JUL 2024
Image copyright: Chung Sung-Jun/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
story last updated JUL 2024

The Spin

Left narrative

While this is a huge victory, South Korea still lags well behind other wealthy countries in terms of protections for the LGBTQ+ community. A small but active group of Christian organizations have been able to stymie any progress toward equality in recent years, but this ruling may show that the right of same-sex couples to live as equals cannot be ignored any longer.

New York Times

Right narrative

This ruling was very narrowly tailored, and does not change the status quo in South Korea. Polling shows that most Koreans do not support same-sex marriage, and it is up to the people, not Western NGOs and the media, to dictate when and if South Korea extends that privilege to gay couples. The socially conservative nature of Korean society must be respected.

Dw.Com

Political split

LEFT

RIGHT

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Raw StoryJUL 2024

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