South Korea Nixes Gay Protections

South Korea’s Justice Ministry has removed “sexual orientation”
protections from a proposed law aimed at strengthening anti-discrimination statutes.

Christian groups and some business owners had vocally opposed including gays in the measure.
Human Rights Watch denounced the development.

“A supposed landmark nondiscrimination law has been hollowed out to exclude Koreans, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, who are in need of protection,” said HRW researcher Jessica Stern.

An HRW report on the matter can be found at tinyurl.com/yrnp85.