Love is in the air~

Edit: Evidently these photos were taken by the South Korean army across the DMZ. There was some sort of kerfuffle about this in South Korean media because homosexuality is forbidden and punished with jail time in the South Korean military, but it's totally permitted in the DPRK.

  • Rabid_Dog [they/them]
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    No anti-discrimination laws? What the hell are you talking about?

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      There's anti-discrimination for race, gender, etc, but no mention of sexual orientation

      The North Korean constitution only mentions "sex, race, occupation, length of residence, property status, education, party affiliation, political views or religion." Also, upon more research North Korean media has also attacked western figures for their sexuality which is telling on the general negative attitudes there.

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        There are protections enshrined in law against discrimination of any kind, that protect all workers

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            https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Peoples_Republic_of_Korea_1998.pdf

            Chapter 5

              • PowerUser [they/them]
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                omit sexual orientation, a major component of daily life?

                What? It's literally right there:

                the right to scientific and artistic and leisure pursuits

              • Rabid_Dog [they/them]
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                I mean they could add it, that would be fine, but I don’t think there’s any serious repression going on in DPRK besides a general cultural tone, which is hard (if not impossible) for the state to correct immediately.

            • space_comrade [he/him]
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              4 years ago

              The State shall powerfully conduct the Three-Revolution Red Flag Movement and other mass movements and accelerate the building of socialism to the maximum.

              Well I like their enthusiasm.