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All rights reserved. Homosexuality is not illegal in statute, but instances of criminalization and execution for homosexuality have been reported. Jang Yeong-jin's remarkable story as North Korea's only openly gay defector was covered by the international media after he published his autobiography.

Already have an account? Please enter your username or email address. Email Address. October 11, Oct 11, Sign in Sign up. “North Korea society treats these people as abnormal.” Reading a magazine in a doctor’s surgery innot long after he arrived in South Korea, Jang saw an article about homosexuality.

Subscribe now. We instead recommend using Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Other LGBTQ rights in the country are not explicitly addressed in North Korean law.

A defector tells what : LGBT Rights in North Korea: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more

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