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South Korea: Court rules police cannot ban LGBT pride march

A court in the South Korean capital Seoul ruled Tuesday that police violated the law when they banned a pride march to be held June 28 as the culmination of the Korean Queer Cultural Festival, according to a press release from organizers.
By BuzzFeed News · Updated on June 18, 2015
South Korea: Court rules police cannot ban LGBT pride march

A court in the South Korean capital Seoul ruled Tuesday that police violated the law when they banned a pride march to be held June 28 as the culmination of the Korean Queer Cultural Festival, according to a press release from organizers.

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