1/ S. Korea's human rights watchdog expresses the opinion to the Education Ministry that a high school textbook defining sexual minorities are having a "distinct sexual preference" and are "likely to be discriminated" constitutes discrimination. seoul.co.kr/news/newsView.…
2/ A petitioner, Kim, filed a petition with the National Human Rights Commission of Korea, saying that the 2019 high school "Life and Ethics" textbook discriminated against sexual minorities. The textbook passed the Ministry of Education's screening process.
3/ The textbook describes a sexual minority as "a person who is distinguished from the sexual majority because of their physical or cultural characteristics, who is likely to be discriminated against by the majority because of their distinct sexual preference".
4/ By using the term "sexual preference" the textbook makes it seem that sexual orientation is a choice.
The textbook also says that homosexuality "means that men love men or women love women through sexual contact or union".
The textbook also says that homosexuality "means that men love men or women love women through sexual contact or union".
5/ It adds: "People who positively evaluate the sexuality of sexual minorities claim that if they do not harm others and society, respect the other party and act responsibly for sexual activities, there is little moral ground to reject and make a taboo of their sexuality".
6/ The textbook then gives pros/cons for same-sex marriage. Pros:
- Everyone has the right to marry whom they love
- State/society should not regulate personal feelings such as love
- Human rights of sexual minorities should be respected
- Regulation of it is against equality.
- Everyone has the right to marry whom they love
- State/society should not regulate personal feelings such as love
- Human rights of sexual minorities should be respected
- Regulation of it is against equality.
7/ Cons:
- homosexuality is a mental disease that can be cured
- abnormal sexual activity spreads AIDS and STDs
- homosexual couples do not have children, so the population decreases
- adopted children suffer serious identity confusion and pain.
- homosexuality is a mental disease that can be cured
- abnormal sexual activity spreads AIDS and STDs
- homosexual couples do not have children, so the population decreases
- adopted children suffer serious identity confusion and pain.
8/ The National Human Rights Commission of Korea took issue with the definition of sexual minorities which suggested sexual orientation was a choice. Also took issue with the definition of homosexuality reduced to physical contact or union, throwing love out the window.
9/ It also said the "cons" of same-sex marriage "encouraged discrimination against sexual minorities". "In the end, these contents can lead learners to engage in negative prejudice or stereotypes against sexual minorities.
The publisher claims it was only trying to be neutral.
The publisher claims it was only trying to be neutral.
10/ Human rights commission: "In order to prevent such expressions from appearing in textbooks again, it is necessary to strengthen the screening standards" and that "Some textbooks are strengthening prejudice against sexual minorities".
11/ On a side note, see how a Korean textbook on health for primary school students was revised due to criticism and complaints from conservative "Christian" groups who said that showing genitals taught "sexual promiscuity" and "encouraged homosexuality".
https://twitter.com/koryodynasty/status/1332897444024119296
12/ Also, how some public libraries in Korea have banned some textbooks accuessed of "being suggestive" or "beautifying homosexuality".
https://twitter.com/koryodynasty/status/1304591558583353344
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