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

STORY: For gay couple So Sung-uk and Kim Yong-min, the tide might finally be turning in a years-long fight for equal recognition in South Korea for LGBTQ+ couples. The 32-year-old activists won a ...

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 ...

North Korean refugee Hwang Yoo-jung, right, poses with Kim Hae-rin, North Korean refugee who runs a match-making agency, during an interview at Hwang's house in Hwaseong, South Korea.AP Yoo-jung and ...

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

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