Seoul's LGBT festival blocked by Christian concert outside city hall, organisers say

Seoul's city government has effectively blocked South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival from taking place outside city hall this year after granting a permit for a Christian youth concert instead, the LGBT event’s organizers said this week

Clashes over the Seoul Queer Culture Festival have become a yearly symbol of the battle for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights in a country where same-sex marriage is not recognised and efforts to pass anti-discrimination laws face strong resistance from conservative religious groups and others.

Yang Sun-woo, chief organiser of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival, said the city's move is an act of discrimination.A concert for young people will take place outside the city hall on that day instead.

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