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LGBT issues
![What's Behind South Korea's Persistent LGBT Intolerance? What's Behind South Korea's Persistent LGBT Intolerance?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-35847684021_8afec7e73d_k.jpg)
What's Behind South Korea's Persistent LGBT Intolerance?
By Timothy S. Rich and Isabel Eliassen
A recent survey explores the impact of proximity on South Korean attitudes toward LGBT individuals.
![Anti-LGBT Protesters Derail Incheon’s First-Ever Queer Culture Festival Anti-LGBT Protesters Derail Incheon’s First-Ever Queer Culture Festival](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-flag-1184117_1280.jpg)
Anti-LGBT Protesters Derail Incheon’s First-Ever Queer Culture Festival
By Jenna Gibson
Despite the negativity at this year’s event, organizers of the festival in Incheon are not deterred.
![Indonesia’s Worrying Shift on LGBT Rights Indonesia’s Worrying Shift on LGBT Rights](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-23_14-26-16.jpg)
Indonesia’s Worrying Shift on LGBT Rights
By Caitlin McCaffrie
Indonesia has seen a dramatic increase in discrimination and hate speech toward LGBT people -- including death threats.
![Setagaya Ward Becomes Second in Japan to Recognize Same-Sex Couples Setagaya Ward Becomes Second in Japan to Recognize Same-Sex Couples](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-20_13-34-06.jpg)
Setagaya Ward Becomes Second in Japan to Recognize Same-Sex Couples
By Kyla Ryan
Could the announcement trigger a domino effect?
Korean Queer Festival Sparks Social Contention
By Steven Denney
South Korea's LGBT festival faces an uphill climb changing social attitudes.
![South Korean Gay Pride Event Sparks Bitter Standoff With Christians South Korean Gay Pride Event Sparks Bitter Standoff With Christians](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-29_11-14-52.jpg)
South Korean Gay Pride Event Sparks Bitter Standoff With Christians
By John Power
Christian groups are blocking LGBT organizers from receiving the necessary permits for a gay pride festival.
![Pink Dot Shines Light on Singapore’s LGBT Pink Dot Shines Light on Singapore’s LGBT](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sizes/thumbnail/3691_524392fb89e0c.jpg)
Pink Dot Shines Light on Singapore’s LGBT
The success of the weekend’s event suggests growing pressure for change. But resistance remains stubborn.
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