South Korea does not legally allow same-sex marriages or civil partnerships, but the census, which takes place every five ...

SEOUL, South Korea — For So Sung-uk and Kim Yong-min, who last week won a landmark Seoul court ruling on national health coverage for gay couples, the tide may finally be turning in their years-long ...

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s top court ruled Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples, a landmark verdict hailed by human ...

This week a South Korean court ruled that a same-sex couple should receive the same benefits as different-sex couples through the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS). It is the first time a court ...

Policy shift allows same-sex partners to identify as "spouse," marking a quiet breakthrough for LGBTQ visibility in South ...

South Korea’s Ministry of Data and Statistics updated the 2025 Population and Housing Census on October 22, 2025, to allow ...