Source: I live in Seoul, they cancelled the 2023 LGBT festival here too
Ah that sucks to hear! I always thought Seoul was more progressive than the rest of the country, but that's probably just marketing.
Both my friends who I've brought it up to think it's a mental illness and disease respectively, and the latter is a nurse
Hahahahaha
Daegu's conservative Mayor Hong Joon-pyo supported the motion for an injunction, which sought to ban the festival over claims large numbers of people on the streets would restrict local businesses.
Too many people buying stuff is bad for local businesses. Sounds like this Mayor is 'restricting local busniess'.
Seoul: Love Wins
The rest of Korea: We don't do that here
Seoul doesn't do that either
Source: I live in Seoul, they cancelled the 2023 LGBT festival here too
Ah that sucks to hear! I always thought Seoul was more progressive than the rest of the country, but that's probably just marketing.
Both my friends who I've brought it up to think it's a mental illness and disease respectively, and the latter is a nurse
Hahahahaha
Too many people buying stuff is bad for local businesses. Sounds like this Mayor is 'restricting local busniess'.