South Korea LGBT festival proceeds, bumped from prime spot by Christian group


Seoul Queer Culture Festival participants hold a huge rainbow flag during parade in Seoul, South Korea, July 1, 2023. REUTERS/Minwoo Park

SEOUL (Reuters) - Tens of thousands attended South Korea's largest annual LGBT festival on Saturday, vowing to continue fighting for gay rights after the Seoul city government denied them a prime spot and gave it to an anti-LGBT Christian group.

The Seoul Queer Culture Festival, staged outside city hall in the nation's capital annually since 2015, except for two years during COVID-19, was instead held nearby after the city government in May gave the permit for a Christian youth concert to be held at the prime spot.

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