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Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea
행동하는 성소수자 인권연대
Founded atSeoul, Korea
LeaderKwak Yi-kyong
Websitehttp://lgbtpride.or.kr/
Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea
Hangul
행동하는 성소수자 인권연대
Hanja
Hành động 하는 họ số ít giả nhân quyền liên quan
Revised RomanizationHaengdonghaneun Seongsosuja In-gwonyeondae
McCune–ReischauerHaengdonghanŭn Sŏngsosjucha In'gwŏnyŏndae
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Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea(Korean:행동하는 성소수자 인권연대;SLRK) is anLGBTrights and counselling organization created on September 9, 1997 inSeoul,South Korea.[1]The current representative of the organization isKwak Yi-kyong.Former representatives of the group wereJeong Yoland Chang Byongkeon.

The group was first created as a students' LGBT club named theUniversity Students' LGBT Human Rights Association(Korean:대학생동성애자인권연합;Hanja:Sinh viên đồng tính ái giả nhân quyền liên hợp;literallyUnion for University Students' Homosexual Rights),[1]which was later expanded to include comprehensive LGBT's human rights and counseling groups the next years.

On 1 March 2015, the Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (Korean:동성애자 인권연대;Hanja:Đồng tính ái giả nhân quyền liên quan;RR:Dongseonaeja Ingwonyeondae;literallySolidarity for Homosexual Rights) reorganized to become the Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights of Korea (Korean:행동하는 성소수자 인권연대;literallyActive Solidarity for Sexual Minority Rights).

In 2013, the organization created theYookwoodang Literary Award,given to Korean LGBT works of various genres, including poetry, fiction, and essays.[2]The award was named in honor ofYun Hyon-seok,a gay rights activist and poet who used the pen name "Yook Woo Dang".[3]

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References

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  1. ^ab"about DONGINRYUN".lgbtpride.or.kr(in Korean).Retrieved2019-06-06.
  2. ^Zang, Karly (2013-03-28)."청소년동성애자 cố 육우당 10주기 동인련, 김한길 발언은" 무지의 소산 "".Redian(in Korean).Retrieved2023-08-21.
  3. ^Gabe, Sylvian (2014-09-01)."South Korean Group Creates a Literary Award".The Gay & Lesbian Review.Retrieved2023-08-21.
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