번호 | 타임스탬프 | 이름 혹은 별명 & 국가 | 연대의 메시지 |
| 1 | 5-23-2023 22:34:00 | Sammy, USA | Everyone should be allowed to celebrate their queerness. Queerness is beautiful! |
| 2 | 5-23-2023 22:34:48 | Daniela / Portugal | I stand with queer korean people 🏳️🌈♥️ |
| 3 | 5-23-2023 22:35:29 | Fay, France | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ and strongly oppose the decision to not hold the Seoul Queer Parade this year! I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community. |
| 4 | 5-23-2023 22:35:33 | Kari, Australia | Please reconsider the disallowing of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. you do not truly understand the sheer amount of lives you have hurt with this decision. I promise you the amount of people you’ll save allowing them festival to continue will be great. |
| 5 | 5-23-2023 22:35:54 | Maraia, Brasil | Espero que vocês consigam reverter essa situação terrível 💔 A discriminação é clara e isso tem que acabar. Forças!!! 🩷💫🏳️🌈 |
| 6 | 5-23-2023 22:36:01 | yen, united states of america | the LGBTQIA+ community are humans just as anyone else. we have the same qualities and rights as every other person, nothing makes us different at our core! |
| 7 | 5-23-2023 22:37:33 | Kianna, US | Love cannot exist without acceptance. Love isn’t discriminatory. By stripping LGBTQIA+ of their voices, of their place, you’re showcasing your hatred. Queer rights are, and always will be, human rights. |
| 8 | 5-23-2023 22:38:05 | India | I'm sorry the world is such a cruel place for us to exist in but we will make it better and we will live the respectful and open lives we deserve each one of us deserves to be what we are, we're going to change the world with love!! |
| 9 | 5-23-2023 22:38:36 | 곽할머니 | 서울퀴어퍼레이드와 연대합니다. 광장은 차별과 배제가 아닌 통합의 장이어야 합니다. |
| 10 | 5-23-2023 22:38:41 | ari / carmi - us / mexico | We will love to the fullest. No matter the sexuality or gender we will love. |
| 11 | 5-23-2023 22:39:11 | Bruna - Brazil | I hope y'all have the freedom of doing the parade at Seoul Plaza! What they are doing is really disrespectful and LGBTQ+ people don't deserve this kind of treatment. |
| 12 | 5-23-2023 22:39:14 | e - Canada | Queer Pride happens whether you allow us to gather or not, but queer people all over the world still stand with LGBTQ+ people in Korea in support of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. Being part of a community of queer folks is life-affirming and joyful, and we should all be allowed to experience it. |
| 13 | 5-23-2023 22:39:14 | Lucía from Spain | From a non-binary person in Spain, all my strength to LGBTQ+ community in Korea 💞 please stay strong. STOP THE HATE AGAINST THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY, STOP HOMOPHOBIA. |
| 14 | 5-23-2023 22:39:40 | Kat from the USA | I stand firmly in belief that queer individuals deserve the right to celebrate and express themselves, and I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community and the Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 15 | 5-23-2023 22:39:59 | Quinn, USA | I've always wanted to visit Seoul, but seeing the way the government is treating its queer citizens makes me question my desire to travel there. I don't want to support places that make living and being themselves more difficult for LGBTQ people. As a LGBTQ person myself, I want my brothers and sisters around the world to be safe and express themselves freely. I'm sad that we share the same struggles everywhere lately.
The parade should be welcomed, not shunned!! |
| 16 | 5-23-2023 22:40:34 | Xiomy from Ecuador | Wherever we queers are, we support each other, we are bond to protect ourselves, we stand with you, as someone said, when you're queer existing is protest, so we do we exist and claim for our spaces, we human we have rights and no one is allowed to deny them, fighting moots! ❤🌈 |
| 17 | 5-23-2023 22:40:37 | Ray, USA | Everyone should be allowed to celebrate and be proud of who they are! LGBTQIA+ people just want to celebrate and enjoy their community, they aren’t hurting anyone. Rejecting Seoul Queer Parade but accepting a religious event is clear discrimination, and inherently violent against a minority population. I hope the government sees the error in this decision and the Parade and Festival gets to continue. 🙏🏻 |
| 18 | 5-23-2023 22:41:15 | Amanda Soto from the USA | Nobody should be deprived of the ability to exist safely in a space because of their sexuality or gender. Restricting the use of Seoul Plaza for holding the Seoul Queer Culture Festival is the government’s way of ignoring their LGBTQ+ citizens and their rights. But our community cannot be so easily pushed to the side. Keep fighting with love for the LGBTQ+ community in Korea so the queer people that come after you can enjoy their culture freely one day. |
| 19 | 5-23-2023 22:41:33 | Alex, USA | Everyone had a right to celebrate themselves and the ones they love ❤️ |
| 20 | 5-23-2023 22:41:38 | Renn, United States | We all have the right to exist. |
| 21 | 5-23-2023 22:41:55 | Willis from Poland | I'm so proud of all the LGBTQ+ members, in and out of the closet. All sexualities and gender identities should be respected. We're just normal people. We deserve to be happy 💞 |
| 22 | 5-23-2023 22:42:19 | Zeke from Maldives | I stand with my queer siblings in seoul and my heart hurts for the pain you have to go through to be seen as who you truly are. Never let the other side silence the pride that shines in every single soul! You deserve to love and live and to be your most authentic self without fear of any judgement. Sending as much regards and love as i can from a closeted queer person in south asia. |
| 23 | 5-23-2023 22:43:09 | Koa , England | People with LGBTQIA+ identities are still people, to discriminate against them in such a way that they cannot express who they are in safety is like telling them that they are not worthy to be human. The Seoul City Government has disappointed us all by deciding to host a religious event in place of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival and needs to do better. |
| 24 | 5-23-2023 22:45:19 | ivy | I stand with all queer people in Korea! I'm sending all the positivity! |
| 25 | 5-23-2023 22:45:38 | kody from the USA | please be brave, you have a community that spans the whole world. 우리는 함께 걷요!!! |
| 26 | 5-23-2023 22:46:17 | Katelyn - Ireland | We stand with LGBTQ+ Koreans right now and always as you battle for rights in your country. The situation happening is blatant discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community. We hope the Seoul Metropolitan Government will do the right thing and let the Seoul Queer Parade be held in Seoul Plaza. LGBTQ+ Koreans, I hope you have the strength to keep fighting for your rights and know that there’s millions upon millions of people who accept and love you, we’re all cheering you on! Fighting! |
| 27 | 5-23-2023 22:46:30 | Saffyre Falkenberg, United States | The Seoul Queer Culture Festival has been using the plaza every year since 2015. To disallow the use of the plaza, instead reserving it for a group known for its discriminatory attitudes towards queer people, is a clear act of discrimination and retaliation towards the Korean queer community. Korean queer people deserve a space to gather freely and celebrate their identities. Even though I live across the whole world, I support and stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community, and they should be allowed to use the plaza for the festival as they have done since 2015. |
| 28 | 5-23-2023 22:46:55 | Ana , United States | People part of the LGBTQ+ are still people.They feel and think like the rest of us. We are all equal,how a person expresses themselves should not lead to different treatment. |
| 29 | 5-23-2023 22:47:05 | Ali from France | Nous devons faire entendre la communauté Queer de Corée ! Je crois en vous ! |
| 30 | 5-23-2023 22:47:20 | Lim, United States | The Seoul Queer Culture Festival is a lovely festival that deserves to be held in one of South Korea's busiest cities. It's not the Christian event shouldnt be held at all, but the blatant decision to choose NOT to hold a festival celebrating queer culture shows the blatant discrimination of the Seoul Government towards nonconforming peoples. Open the plaza, LGBTQIA+ citizens are citizens, too! |
| 31 | 5-23-2023 22:49:07 | Annie, USA | Queer people deserve the opportunity to express themselves together and celebrate their gender identities and sexualities. If religious organizations are allowed to have their own spaces and events, the same rights should apply to queer people. It is clearly discrimination, and should not be tolerated. No matter what your gender identity or sexual orientation is, you should stand for what's right and support your fellow human. |
| 32 | 5-23-2023 22:49:50 | max, germany | happy pride :DD |
| 33 | 5-23-2023 22:50:13 | Alexia From England | Queer people exist and deserve to have spaces of community to express ourselves. It should just be human rights to do so. |
| 34 | 5-23-2023 22:50:17 | Mari, Norway | visibility and community mean the world to queer people, i send strength and hugs to everyone fighting for the queer festival and working to make sure queer people can see each other, connect with each other, and celebrate & express our identities freely and proudly. queer people have the right to exist in public spaces just like anyone else! |
| 35 | 5-23-2023 22:50:38 | Camila Pino, Ecuador | The master is love see where you look 🤍
If you are happy loving, I don't see why question you🫂 |
| 36 | 5-23-2023 22:51:07 | pluto (england) | to the lgbtq+ community in seoul and in korea, i will always love and support all of you. discrimination like this is disgusting and i hope these hardships can end for you all soon. remember, being who you are meant to be is not and never will be a crime or a sin <3 |
| 37 | 5-23-2023 22:51:56 | Daniela from Argentina | We believe people have the right to express themselves! We support you and thank you for fighting for this! |
| 38 | 5-23-2023 22:52:37 | Saige from USA :] | You are loved. Whether you see it or not, someone out there loves you for who you are. Always remember how special you are. The world may be large but it would not be the same without you here. Never change who you are just to please others. You deserve to be yourself. Live freely everyday, you deserve it. I love you! |
| 39 | 5-23-2023 22:53:01 | Vanii from germany | We all, as the rainbow community that we are, should stand together and fight in every way possible for everyone’s rights in this world. No matter what you identify as, who you love or what you’re believing in, stay true to yourself and stay strong please. 🫶🏻 much love from Germany, I will represent every single one of you at pride march in Berlin in July 🫶🏻 |
| 40 | 5-23-2023 22:53:11 | Vivian & US | Every person deserves a place to feel accepted. Every person deserve to feel that little bit less lonely. Every. Person. Deserves. Pride. |
| 41 | 5-23-2023 22:53:13 | Ash- USA | Hello everyone. This is a difficult situation and my heart really breaks for our community. However I admire how strong you all are for fighting for the community and our rights! I hope that you will see better days filled with love and acceptance. |
| 42 | 5-23-2023 22:53:23 | Sky, Australia | Every person deserves the right to celebrate who they are, and to prevent queer people from doing so only shows discrimination. As someone part of the LGBTQ+ community, it is our every right to celebrate ourselves and stand up for ourselves and others. Just as I get to celebrate my queerness in Australia, the queer community in Korea should too. |
| 43 | 5-23-2023 22:54:00 | Tony, USA | I stand with LGBTQIA+ Koreans in hopes they get to experience comfort, celebration, and community amongst each other and their allys in a space of their choice! HWAITING ! |
| 44 | 5-23-2023 22:54:22 | Eleonore, France | I think that this is important to show and to give a voice to LGBTQIA+ people ! I support every Korean and every human being who are a part of this community and wish that the Seoul Queer Parade happens ! |
| 45 | 5-23-2023 22:54:30 | Corio from America | We stand with you!! Queer citizens are citizens too and they deserve to use the Seoul Plaza just as much as anyone else!!! |
| 46 | 5-23-2023 22:54:48 | MO- Nigeria 🇳🇬 | The Seoul Government should let LGBTQIA+ citizens exercise their rights to use Public Spaces <3 |
| 47 | 5-23-2023 22:55:15 | Bex - Germany | Seoul Queer Culture Festival should be able to be held at Seoul Plaza! Thank you QI.X for sharing this with international and Korean QTZ. Queer people everywhere shouldn't have to face discrimination anywhere, and especially not in their home city of Seoul! LGBTQIA+ people and citizens everwhere deserve to exist and live without discrimination in public space! |
| 48 | 5-23-2023 22:55:34 | Jay from Belgium | Queer people deserve dignity, we are people too. Let us exist in peace!! |
| 49 | 5-23-2023 22:55:45 | Ari + United States | LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. Stay Strong! |
| 50 | 5-23-2023 22:56:26 | 어이미, 미국 | Everyone deserves to feel safe and welcome in their homeland. This event is for everyone and the plaza is meant to be open use, even if there are people that don’t agree with the event being held. This event deserves to use the plaza for its intended use without obstruction. |
| 51 | 5-23-2023 22:56:38 | USA | Let people happily celebrate with their community! Queer people have always existed and always will. |
| 52 | 5-23-2023 22:57:00 | Nico, UK | I support LGBTQIA+ citizens of Korea and would like to see them happy and allowed to celebrate their life and happiness. |
| 53 | 5-23-2023 22:58:47 | Lez. Dominican Republic. | Please allow the use of Seoul Plaza for the event of Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023! Discrimination should never be accepted! |
| 54 | 5-23-2023 22:59:22 | Lots of love from Ares from Germany 💕 | Everyone should be able to celebrate who they are and what they're proud of no matter where they live, I truly hope things like this never stop you from being proud of who you are, be loud and show them who you are 😌🏳️🌈 even if it's hard to go against the people who spread hate |
| 55 | 5-23-2023 22:59:23 | rose, syria | we shouldn't have to fight to get a place where we could be who we are through these events, and especially not in a country where lgbtqia+ issues are already not spoken about enough. |
| 56 | 5-23-2023 22:59:32 | JeiShan (USA) | I stand with the Korean Queer Community and Seoul Queer Parade! All any of us in this world want is to be able to live as our authentic selves. As long as no one is being harmed, everyone should be able to live and be treated with the same decency and respect as any other citizen of the world. |
| 57 | 5-23-2023 22:59:43 | Pierre, United States | The government should be giving a voice to all of its people. I hope that Seoul's queer community can receive justice and let their voice be heard. All people should be able to show their love and not have to hide because of authority. Let people show their colors and be proud of who they are. Best of luck to the LGBTQ+ people of Seoul! |
| 58 | 5-23-2023 22:59:44 | Elise, USA | The LGBT community deserves to feel like they belong anywhere they go. They are still people and want to be acknowledged as humans with real feelings and lives. They are vibrant, spirited, and full of so much love to give. I will always stand in solidarity with my LGBT+ siblings. |
| 59 | 5-23-2023 23:00:10 | Vincent from Germany | LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS ! |
| 60 | 5-23-2023 23:00:46 | Lucia | I stand in solidarity with my fellow South korean LGBTQ+ pepole. My sadness and anger Is also a Little bit mine |
| 61 | 5-23-2023 23:01:38 | noah, brazil | its so disgusting how korea treate lgbtqiap+ peoples, like we are not persons when we are!! all my support to all lgbtqiap+ all around the world, youre not alone and will never be!! i love u all, we deserve better!! ❤️🏳️🌈 |
| 62 | 5-23-2023 23:01:56 | Den from México | Todos tenemos el derecho de expresarnos y de ser libres al hacerlo. Todos somos fuertes y necesitamos luchar por un mejor futuro de la comunidad :)) |
| 63 | 5-23-2023 23:03:04 | Chika & United States | I stand with the LGBTQ community of Korea. |
| 64 | 5-23-2023 23:03:14 | Lolo, Sweden | Everyone should have a space where they are free to express themselves. Pride is that for so many queer people, and no one should have to feel like they don't have that. Whilst I have nothing against Christians or Christianity, Christians have done a lot of harm to queer people (not all, but the ones that do not care about the teachings, the ones that only use it as a scapegoat to be homophobic), and to host a Christian event instead of an event made for LGBTQ+ people to come together is further proof of that.
I hope things change for the better, and I'll be trying my hardest to help in whatever way I can. We all deserve to be loved, not despite our gender and sexualities, but for them.
People are people, and everyone deserves respect. Sending so much love from Swedish queer people. I'll celebrate Pride extra hard this year, and I'll love a little braver. ♡ |
| 65 | 5-23-2023 23:03:15 | Saturn, U.S.A. | I’m so sorry that they are trying to block the festival, queer Koreans should be allowed to feel the sense of community and safety just as much as anyone else. |
| 66 | 5-23-2023 23:03:25 | Rose from France | J'espère du fond du cœur que votre situation va très vite s'arranger... La façon dont le gouvernement vous traite est si injuste... J'envoie tout mon amour et soutien à toutes les personnes LGBTQIA+ de Corée et suis entièrement à vos côtés ! |
| 67 | 5-23-2023 23:03:57 | M.K. Ong from Philippines | Love is a form of bravery.
This world is colorful. No one should be limited to what others deem as acceptable. There should be no limitations in how one expresses themselves.
This world is beautiful. We must be able to fill it with love that we share. No matter what gender we identify as.
I sincerely wait for the day to come where we can all love freely. |
| 68 | 5-23-2023 23:04:02 | Cat, USA | LGBTQ+ people are people too, and they deserve to celebrate themselves. This is a clear act of discrimination. |
| 69 | 5-23-2023 23:04:34 | Stella Austria | Homophobia is one of the biggest problems of humanity |
| 70 | 5-23-2023 23:04:46 | Kierra B.- 미국 | For LGBTQIA+ youth, seeing themselves celebrated and valued is incredibly important to their health and well-being. It can even be life-saving. If Seoul truly cares about its youth like it says it does, then it will prioritize the health and well-being of ALL youth. |
| 71 | 5-23-2023 23:05:17 | Victoria S. USA | Discrimination has no place in this world. If one group can use the space, all groups should be able to use the space. Support LGBTQ lives! |
| 72 | 5-23-2023 23:05:18 | Silver from France | everyone should be able express themselves freely without fearing for their life |
| 73 | 5-23-2023 23:05:28 | Cherry | I stan in solidarity with the korean queer community, you are all so strong, keep going and you'll all make it. I'm lucky to be in a country that is mostly accepting but even then it is hard sometimes. I wish you all the best and would join you (physically) if I was able to. |
| 74 | 5-23-2023 23:05:45 | Nere from Spain | Stop discrimination! Why do people care so much about other people's partners/identities? Let people live however they want as long as they are not harming or opressing anyone like the Korean government is trying to do right now! Us queer people are equally valid people! 🏳️🌈 |
| 75 | 5-23-2023 23:06:28 | Max, UK | As a member of the LGBTQ+ community I stand solidarity with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 76 | 5-23-2023 23:07:38 | wii, from USA | the queer people of south korea deserve to be represented and respected like anyone else. the times are changing, seoul will change with them! |
| 77 | 5-23-2023 23:07:47 | Shannon, Ireland | Pride is an important event held worldwide, the lack of support or basic respect shown by the Seoul Government is also being seen worldwide. The LGBTQIA+ community are part of your city and you have a duty to protect and serve them as you would any other citizen. How do you expect to foster international relations when you're not on par with so many countries. |
| 78 | 5-23-2023 23:08:27 | Ary / United States | You've got this! |
| 79 | 5-23-2023 23:09:54 | Ema, FRANCE | South Korea, how can you so blatantly ignore the fact that you're leaving in your streets so many of your people? Of your youth. You're losing your children, you're missing on their growth, on the life they're beautifully building for themselves. South Korea, as a parent, how can you watch kids getting lost in their own house and be fine with it. How do you accept so easily to give them up for faith? And, please, do tell me what or who it is you believe in that's so powerful that you can close yourself to the bruises, the tears, the emptiness in the eyes of your children. So enticing that you don't hear their cries, their anger, the sound of their bodies crashing down your roads. Is your religion, your beliefs, or your culture as you might say so, so promising that family means nothing to you, friends just a thing useful when you're in need? Have you lost your empathy on the way to paradise?
South Korea, please just let your people live their life, let them show you how beautiful they are, how much they love you and wish for you to reciprocate that love. Let your children hold hands, let them show you their colours. They're just asking for a bit of empathy from you, for a glance from the corner of your eye, for a day to be together. They need someone to support them the way a parent should have. You should have.
You still can. |
| 80 | 5-23-2023 23:10:23 | Jov - Philippines | I stand with you. |
| 81 | 5-23-2023 23:10:25 | Alexander, United States | In solidarity I stand for Seoul Queer Parade, the organization have the right to be there as any other event. Allow them to have their pride without worry and with freedom, the LGBT+ deserve to celebrate. |
| 82 | 5-23-2023 23:10:39 | Lu, from Australia | All people should have the right so love and be who they truely love and are. To all those people, I am sending all of my love and support. I am standing in solidarity with the Korean queer community and the Seoul queer parade. |
| 83 | 5-23-2023 23:10:42 | Libby, United States | I'm sending so much love and support from the other side of the world. We are all fighting for a better world, and the strength of the queer community in Korea inspires me. Please know there are people all over the world supporting you. We see the blatant discrimination from your government, and oppose it with you. |
| 84 | 5-23-2023 23:11:15 | Thomas from the USA | I stand with Queer Koreans! This culture of discrimination and social stigma must end it’s 2023. I urge the Seoul Metropolitan Government to rethink their decision of disallowing pride celebration. |
| 85 | 5-23-2023 23:11:41 | Molly | 사랑은 사랑이다 |
| 86 | 5-23-2023 23:12:01 | Aleria, USA | LGBTQ+ rights are human rights! |
| 87 | 5-23-2023 23:12:19 | Ray, from the America | That was a seriously dumb move by the government. The queer community and their supporters worldwide are united and are not scared to raise hell until some justice is seen, and I don't know why homophobes haven't realized that yet. |
| 88 | 5-23-2023 23:12:21 | Name: Effy, Country: UK | i hope queer people worldwide are happy |
| 89 | 5-23-2023 23:12:35 | Lars, 미국인 사람 | (나는 아직 한국어를 배우고 있어!)
출신 나라는 상관 없어, 모든 사람들이 인권들 자격이 있다, 조립할 권리는 포함해.
It’s time to let go of antiquated thoughts that those in the LGBTQ+ community are “less than.” We are all human, and it is the 21st century. We should long be past this way of thinking. Please allow for a Pride parade in Seoul, for all those who have lived in the shadows afraid of their fellow man. |
| 90 | 5-23-2023 23:12:48 | Juniper & United States | Open the plaza!! It’s super important for LGBTQIA+ citizens to feel included and respected. |
| 91 | 5-23-2023 23:13:05 | Layne from America | Queer people exist everywhere. People can try to silence us and pretend we don't exist, but we will always be here, and always have. My heart stands with all of the LGBTQ+ people in South Korea who are faced with this adversity. You are all so strong and deserve to be celebrated for simply living as you are. Thank you to QIX for creating a space for queer people in Korea and all over the world. 화이팅! |
| 92 | 5-23-2023 23:14:07 | Eli, U.S.A | Please open the plaza for the LGBTQ+ community. |
| 93 | 5-23-2023 23:14:35 | Noah from Germany | This is such a backwards discrimination! I stand behind you, we have to support each other globally. I hope for everyone to continue shining with their unique lights! |
| 94 | 5-23-2023 23:14:53 | Jake; Germany | we are stronger together! we won’t let it happen that we won’t have any rights left! |
| 95 | 5-23-2023 23:15:06 | Astra, United States | Queer voices will not be silenced!! |
| 96 | 5-23-2023 23:15:12 | USA | LGBT rights are human rights! |
| 97 | 5-23-2023 23:15:33 | Rue from The Netherlands | The time of accepting has come and we can celebrate it together <3 |
| 98 | 5-23-2023 23:15:48 | Jade | LGBTQIA+ are people too. We shouldn't have to hide who we are just because we aren't 'normal'.We are beautiful caring people, should that not be what is normal?
People should be able to celebrate who they are! THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING LGBTQIA+ |
| 99 | 5-23-2023 23:16:39 | Theo - USA | Keep standing strong and fighting! You deserve this and you’ve fought so much, we can only hope the fighting will be over soon but until then, keep going. We will make a better future for the queer youth everywhere and a better future for ourselves. OPEN THE PLAZA!! |
| 100 | 5-23-2023 23:17:15 | Susi | LGBTQIA+를 응원합니다! 정부는 국민들을 차별해서는 안 된다. |
| 101 | 5-23-2023 23:18:39 | Sholak, INDIA | Being gay is just as normal as straight! |
| 102 | 5-23-2023 23:18:51 | Kayla from the US | Keep fighting |
| 103 | 5-23-2023 23:19:20 | Christopher from France | Discrimination against gender and sexual minorities is unacceptable and should not be systemic. I send all of my support to Korean citizens who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. |
| 104 | 5-23-2023 23:20:03 | Aiden from Germany | Queer rights a re human rights!! |
| 105 | 5-23-2023 23:20:25 | Chan - USA | LGBTQIA+ people deserve to have a space where we are allowed to celebrate ourselves and our history freely. These parades are a sense of belonging and where we are able to find and connect with our community. It is discriminatory to not allow the use of the space just because of how a person identifies. LGBTQIA+ in the US are sending you all the love and support we can. Keep fighting 🤞🏽❤️ |
| 106 | 5-23-2023 23:21:04 | Seress from Poland | I am standing in solidarity with all Korean LGBTQ+ people. We cannot be silenced. We exist - we always have been, and we always will be. I'm sending all my love to the Korean LGBTQ+ community. You are loved, and you deserve all the love anyone could possibly give you. The Soul Queer Culture Festival should not have been disallowed to happen. It is in our rights to walk proudly in the identity that is ours. We deserve to be comfortable with it and show it publicly, whether it's our gender identity or our sexuality. I love you regardless of who you are, and you deserve to be proud of who you are 💗💗💗 |
| 107 | 5-23-2023 23:21:06 | Abby, from the US | LGBTQ+ identify is beautiful and powerful! I hope your rights are acknowledged and you are able to show your pride as much as you deserve to! |
| 108 | 5-23-2023 23:22:13 | Ami - United States | Christianity is respectful religion and should not be used as a reason to shun marginalized individuals. Members of the Lgbtq+ community should have the right to freely celebrate their sexual orientation and/or non-conforming gender orientation along with other members of the community without the thoughts of bigots interfering with their happiness. |
| 109 | 5-23-2023 23:23:45 | Lucy, Switzerland | You're not alone! We are always here to stand with you! |
| 110 | 5-23-2023 23:24:29 | My name is Conni and i'm from Chile! | La gente de todo el mundo merece respeto y la oportunidad de expresarse libremente. Como parte de la comunidad lgbt+ y madre de una persona trans, expreso mi solidaridad y apoyo a la comunidad lgbt+ de Corea del Sur, con la esperanza de que este mundo sea un lugar seguro para mí, para mi hijo, para la gente de Corea del Sur y para el resto del mundo. |
| 111 | 5-23-2023 23:24:58 | Kris, USA | Even in the face of blatant discrimination, the LGBTQ+ community will continue to stand together! We will not be silenced! I stand in solidarity with my Korean brothers, sisters, and siblings. Love always finds a way! |
| 112 | 5-23-2023 23:25:01 | Joao Brazil | Love should not be controlled or segregated, should be spread and honest. Love doesn’t see color, race or nationality, so why should it see sexuality or gender? Love is beautiful, people are happier when they can be themselves, and everyone should be happy and loved in this life. |
| 113 | 5-23-2023 23:25:13 | Cybrina Cook, United States | Seeing how much South Korea had been advancing in the way of acceptance for women and the LGBTQ+ communities had me excited to visit. I wanted to see the transition of close minded, old ideals to a bright future for the country. I was planning on traveling with my friends next year. But seeing how everything seems to be going backwards and old fashioned ideas seem to be taking over again, I do not wish to visit anymore. Banning events because it goes against your personal morals does not make you better. You are still judging other people and that in itself is one of the biggest sins. This will only cause a bigger growth in people willing to defy the law to live as their true selves. |
| 114 | 5-23-2023 23:26:17 | Ash, Canada | As a canadian queer person, I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community. It upsets me that even in 2023 we still have problems like this. Love is love, LGBTQIA+ people are still humans, we bleed and breathe the same. We stand under the same sky. We are no different than non-queer people. |
| 115 | 5-23-2023 23:26:48 | Sam, USA | I stand with the queer community in Korea and the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. Let them host the event in Seoul Plaza! |
| 116 | 5-23-2023 23:27:10 | Jacky, Germany | Banning queer people from public places won't make us disappear, it will just make us angrier! ✊️🏳️🌈 |
| 117 | 5-23-2023 23:27:39 | Sol E. from the United States | Speaking as someone who's country is currently dealing with it's own anti-LGBTQ legislation, it's heartbreaking to see that hatred and discrimination of my LGBTQ siblings occur on a global scale. We deserve to be seen and celebrated everywhere. |
| 118 | 5-23-2023 23:28:18 | Kate Elizabeth D. Sarip - Philippines | I hope such acts filled with prejudice and discrimation will never be allowed to happen ever again. Queer people are people and we have all the right to live our lives in which way makes us the happiest. I wish people will listen to our voices more and hopefully, the Seoul Queer Culture Festival will push through! With love 💝 |
| 119 | 5-23-2023 23:28:22 | Kafka, USA | The citizens who identify and support the LGBTQIA+ community are real people too. They deserve to celebrate their pride just as much as any other person and community! They deserve rights just as much as any other person and community! |
| 120 | 5-23-2023 23:28:46 | Hunter, USA | I stand with the queer community in Korea and the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. This event should be hosted in Seoul Plaza to be more accessible to all members of the community! |
| 121 | 5-23-2023 23:29:29 | Marie - United States | Queer citizens should be allowed to use public spaces just like any other citizens. This is clearly an act of discrimination against the queer people of Seoul. Please reconsider your decision and allow the Seoul Queer Parade to have the public space it needs and deserves. |
| 122 | 5-23-2023 23:29:43 | Camille - France | Stand up for the LGBTQIA+ community! |
| 123 | 5-23-2023 23:30:37 | Kei, France | Hey, be yourself. It can be hard, it can be scary, and not everyone will like it, but at the end of the day, you're who matters the most. Finding yourself will always be more important than being someone you're not for others. You're beautiful, you're amazing, you're you, keep being yourself. I'm proud of you. |
| 124 | 5-23-2023 23:31:58 | Chuu from Germany | Love is the most basic human need a person can have. Therefore, people cannot be discriminated against, for who they happened to love 💕 Please allow people to celebrate queer pride and support them in solidarity. Life is hard enough without all the discrimination we face 🥺 Love is love ❤️🏳️🌈 |
| 125 | 5-23-2023 23:34:53 | Meredith, USA | Pride is not just a party or a parade, but it’s a symbol of hope showing everyone queer people thrive and enjoy life. It’s a reminder to celebrate life no matter what’s going on around you. LGBTQIA+ lives are not a fad or a new invention, but as long as there has been recorded history we have been there. |
| 126 | 5-23-2023 23:36:04 | Ananya, India | Queer rights are human rights! It's the bare minimum to provide this, and the government must recognise that the rights of queer individuals are fundamental human rights too! |
| 127 | 5-23-2023 23:36:42 | Shey 💜 | The LGBTQIA+ community has always been here and will alway be here! We're just people who want to live our lives as ourselves. 사랑은 사랑이다! |
| 128 | 5-23-2023 23:36:59 | Xiavera & United States of America | Hi, sending you all some love from the States! I am so proud of you all for staying true to yourselves! We belong in this world, and don't let anybody tell you different. ❤️ |
| 129 | 5-23-2023 23:37:06 | S.L. from USA | LGBTQIA+ people should feel free to express themselves. Pride month is worldwide, and Seoul should allow their LGBTQIA+ community to celebrate without pushback or harm. |
| 130 | 5-23-2023 23:40:17 | May, Germany | My heart and love goes out to all of you who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. You are strong, you are beautiful, your feelings and your identity is valid. You are not alone, and you never will be. Be the person you want to be, express yourself freely, stay strong and keep fighting. You will always be enough, you are amazing the way you are. I love you all, sending you hugs.
조심하세요. 힘내세요! 화이팅 <3 |
| 131 | 5-23-2023 23:40:35 | Cj, México | Desde México lxs estaremos apoyando a que la marcha se haga, sean fuertes ante todo obstáculo que se presente lxs queremos mucho y siempre cuente con nosotros lxs amamos y nunca se den por vencido no dejen que nadie apague su hermoso brillo y talento que tienen.🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈♥️🤟 |
| 132 | 5-23-2023 23:40:45 | Min, Korea | I support the LGBTQIA+ community in Korea. |
| 133 | 5-23-2023 23:42:59 | Kelly, USA | Sending love and support from the US. Where people deserve to celebrate in public spaces just like everyone else |
| 134 | 5-23-2023 23:43:30 | Duen | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community of Korea, especially with the citizens of Seoul. |
| 135 | 5-23-2023 23:44:27 | USA! | Being queer is an amazing and wonderful thing. Queer people deserve to have their identity celebrated and we are not going anywhere! We will not be ashamed of who we are ever again! |
| 136 | 5-23-2023 23:44:49 | levi dwyer usa | unlawful |
| 137 | 5-23-2023 23:45:21 | 준희 미국 | I stand in solidarity with the Korean Queer community and Seoul Queer Parade! Acts such as disallowing a public space to be used for queer events is clearly rooted in systemic efforts to silence our communities. We will not stand for the discrimination, and we seek justice and equality for our community! |
| 138 | 5-23-2023 23:46:01 | Esmeralda from Perú 🇵🇪 | Amor es amor, no hace daño a nadie ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 |
| 139 | 5-23-2023 23:46:24 | Angie, Mexico | I really think that the LGBTQ+ Parade is a great form of expression and the way they’re just taking that from you it’s just awful, all of us deserve to have at least this to fight for our rights! |
| 140 | 5-23-2023 23:46:31 | C, from America | Everyone deserves to feel proud of who they are! Everyone deserves to be able to celebrate with their community! Everyone deserves to exist and love freely and authentically! LGBTQIA+ people are people too and deserve the same rights as anyone else. |
| 141 | 5-23-2023 23:46:45 | Gabby, from America | LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. Let’s fight to make it happen globally!! I stand with the LGBTQ+ citizens of korea ❤️ |
| 142 | 5-23-2023 23:47:21 | River & United States | I support the right of Korean LGBTQ+ people’s rights to hold the festival and celebrate their community! |
| 143 | 5-23-2023 23:47:25 | Charlie, United States | As a transgender person living in the United States, I am too familiar with this kind of tasteless discrimination from government officials. Marsha P. Johnson, a Black trans woman and activist once said, “No pride for some of us without liberation for us all” and I firmly believe that. We take care of us. In solidarity with my Korean queer/trans family. Much love. |
| 144 | 5-23-2023 23:48:04 | L and United States Of America | I hope you all have fun at the parade🫶🏾🫶🏾🤍 |
| 145 | 5-23-2023 23:48:32 | Jayden Haruno Japan | we need to fight for the rights of queer people in every country city town everywhere! |
| 146 | 5-23-2023 23:49:42 | mads & USA | I stand in solidarity with QI.X and all other LGBTQIA+ people around the world including those in Seoul. Festivals may seem like they are just times for fun and games, but they are more than that for those of us with LGBTQIA+ identities. Festivals are a time where we can join together to see that we are not alone in this world. We need these festivals to help our community stay strong and connected and I hope that the Seoul Metropolitan Government will see the error they have made in disallowing the use of Seoul Plaza for a peaceful community gathering. |
| 147 | 5-23-2023 23:51:10 | Penélope Castillo, Mérida, Yucatán, México. | Espero que haya justicia y pronto puedan hacer el festival en ese espacio o en cualquier otro. Los derechos de la comunidad LGBTQIA+ son derechos humanos. Estamos con ustedes. |
| 148 | 5-23-2023 23:51:35 | Eric, from England | I am a queer and trans teenager, it absolutely breaks my heart to see people be discriminated against in 2023, but I stand in solidarity with all of you. You are all worthy of love and respect and I hope that together, we can make a better future for everyone<3 |
| 149 | 5-23-2023 23:52:57 | Jay USA | LGBTQIA+ Koreans are part of South Korea too |
| 150 | 5-23-2023 23:54:32 | lay | I love all of you guys sooooo much |
| 151 | 5-23-2023 23:55:46 | Danielle, United States | Everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community deserves to feel safe and heard no matter where they are, we should never be denied access to express our pride simply because of someones ignorance and we should never deal with blatant mockery! QI.X and Seoul Queer Culture Festival I stand with you and so do many others, stay strong! |
| 152 | 5-23-2023 23:56:15 | olive from Luxembourg | Seoul Queer Culture Festival is just as important for the communities they are celebrating as all other festivals are, and therefore should not be denied the opportunity to be held in the plaza. the government clearly hasn’t given a valid reason for disallowing this festival to take place, it is unfair to prioritise other events and through that denying the lgbtq communities in seoul, and korea, the chance to come together and celebrate. these events are safe spaces for people who often face discrimination on a daily basis just for expressing their sexuality or gender identity, due to a very slow moving society in korea. Metropolitan Government must open the plaza to all events, including the Seoul Queer Culture Festival.
(gamsamnida QI.X)🙂 |
| 153 | 5-23-2023 23:56:17 | Ryan From The United States. | For my Queer Siblings in Korea, thank you for your dedication and hard work in the community to provide a safe society for yourselves and other Queers. You are loved, wanted and unique. Never stop fighting!!! Love always wins 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🩵 |
| 154 | 5-23-2023 23:58:10 | Leo from America | I stand with the LGBTQ+ people of Seoul! May you all have good days ahead of you. Keep being strong!! |
| 155 | 5-23-2023 23:59:20 | Loey USA | Allowing us to express ourselves is the right thing. Let us have fun! |
| 156 | 5-23-2023 23:59:23 | Bea/Bryan (genderfluide) and Portugal 🇵🇹❤️🩹 | Olá, sou uma fã de Portugal, eu amo muito vcs e o vosso conteúdo e músicas, vocês são muito lindes <3 // Hey im a fan from Portugal, and i love you and your musics, you are such a beautiful person<3 |
| 157 | 5-23-2023 23:59:38 | Andra | Actually, that doesn't seem fair to me, they should be more understanding. It is not fair that they prohibit you from doing an activity that you not only like, but it is also a way of fighting for your rights. |
| 158 | 5-24-2023 0:00:20 | Morris, Sweden | Queer culture is a core part of any society and it’s a disgrace that the festival was allowed to be blocked by a religious group. You deserve better, this shouldn’t have happened. You deserve to be seen and heard ♡ |
| 159 | 5-24-2023 0:00:50 | Claudia & France | Hello everyone who’s reading this. We all know how much a safe place is important, and how representation is important . By disallowing the Queer Parade and replacing it on a Christian event, they are erasing the existence of queer people (and as we know the Christians in Korea and other places in the world, always try to erase the queer culture like other religions did). South Korea need to live in the present, not the past. This country has so much to offer, so beautiful country, everyone should be accepted and celebrate. |
| 160 | 5-24-2023 0:00:55 | Luca, USA | To all of you across the pond, you are so loved. Keep fighting the good fight, hopefully you may rest soon. |
| 161 | 5-24-2023 0:01:30 | Atlas, France | I hope the seoul queer parade gets to be celebrated as it deserves, pride parades always have been about protesting invisibility and showing our pride in who we are, all queer people deserve to be free and visible, you deserve to be your own true self and love who you love happily, safely, wherever you go. Pride is about Love, Happiness, Freedom, Rights. To me, Pride made me feel free and loved for the first time i went, for once i was sure i was surrounded by people who celebrated our difference, i was safe and happy, i was also sad and grieved for the people who aren't free yet, and for the self that i hide the rest of the year in the cishet normed world. I hope you all get to celebrate pride and i stand with you in my heart. |
| 162 | 5-24-2023 0:03:05 | Love from the USA🫶🏼🫶🏼 | I want to do my piece in fighting for our rights as queer people. I hope for a better future soon. I hope we can have more support and love sent our ways. 🫶🏼 |
| 163 | 5-24-2023 0:03:42 | Belgium | I'm half Korean and half Belgian and here in Belgium we do have a queer parade! We are all human and people just want to live their life as they want ! |
| 164 | 5-24-2023 0:05:22 | Spence-Her, South African living in Sputh Korea | Pride is a display of love and togetherness. We deserve to have a place in this world just like everyone else! |
| 165 | 5-24-2023 0:06:07 | Clem from France | I hope the world will change soon for everyone to be happy regardless of gender or sexuality. If no one arround you accept who you are, just know that we are so many people to support and love you <3 |
| 166 | 5-24-2023 0:06:28 | Morgan Delane / USA | queer people deserve to be proud and we should be allowed to have a space where we can celebrate |
| 167 | 5-24-2023 0:06:37 | Blue. United States | It’s not a crime to be happy. We will not hurt you |
| 168 | 5-24-2023 0:07:00 | Pop, Thailand | Love is love. It's that easy to understand. No matter who you love or what you identify as, you are deserving of love just like everyone else and deserve to be able to be yourself to the fullest. |
| 169 | 5-24-2023 0:07:18 | Fern from Canada | Queer folks, you are loved and valid even when a government denies your rights. I stand with you. |
| 170 | 5-24-2023 0:07:29 | Basil, USA | LGBTQ people deserve to gather and express themselves, the world is difficult and being around people who understand makes it so much better. In a place with so much discrimination, minorities deserve to have moments of solace and celebration like the Seoul Queer Parade. It’s very disappointing that the government can’t understand that in SK. We can still make change! All my queer brothers and sisters and siblings in South Korea, we see you and your struggles and we’re glad you’re here, you deserve to be here :) |
| 171 | 5-24-2023 0:10:00 | Jess, Puerto Rico | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community of Seoul, and believe that it is an act of discrimination to not allow them to use a place that is meant for public events. Everyone deserves to celebrate who they are. The queer community has the same right as everyone else to get together at the Seoul Plaza and hold their own event. |
| 172 | 5-24-2023 0:13:55 | Hannah - from Germany | Every human being should be allowed to celebrate themselves! LGBTQIA+ people are humans too! I hope this discrimination will stop one day! 💜 |
| 173 | 5-24-2023 0:14:31 | Cristóbal, Chile | So sorry that the event was cancelled but pls keep fighting for what's right |
| 174 | 5-24-2023 0:14:53 | Moon from France | French QTZ are with you besties ♡ |
| 175 | 5-24-2023 0:14:58 | Tessa Ashcroft- England | Open the plaza, LGBTQIA+ citizens are citizens!!!! |
| 176 | 5-24-2023 0:15:53 | Artie USA | Pride is something everyone deserves to celebrate with all the issues we've been going through in the last year alone. |
| 177 | 5-24-2023 0:15:57 | hiba - morocco | its sad that we have to fight to be ourselves, keep going ❤ |
| 178 | 5-24-2023 0:16:23 | Nahomi, Colombia | you are beautiful because you are you |
| 179 | 5-24-2023 0:16:23 | FC, USA | I am on your side~ LGBTQIA+ |
| 180 | 5-24-2023 0:17:41 | Rohini, Singapore | Love is Love 🏳️🌈 |
| 181 | 5-24-2023 0:18:00 | AS, Philippines | LGBTQIA rights are human rights! Give the LGBTQIA a voice! |
| 182 | 5-24-2023 0:18:17 | Felix from Romania | If you are in a bad situation right now don’t worry everything will be alright in the end and please always put your safety first, never come out of you are pressured or uncomfortable with doing some! Lots of love |
| 183 | 5-24-2023 0:18:32 | Clay, UK | Love is love and people are people <3 |
| 184 | 5-24-2023 0:18:35 | Judith from Spain | LGBT korean people have my full support! |
| 185 | 5-24-2023 0:18:45 | Shannon Ryan from The United States of America | LGBTQ+ people have always existed, and will continue to exist no matter who tries to stop us. We are beautiful and worthy of every happiness. We deserve to love and be loved for exactly who we are. No matter how any society tries to suppress and erase us, we always come back stronger and with more love. Keep fighting the good and loving fight <3 |
| 186 | 5-24-2023 0:18:59 | My name is Eiden and i'm from Chile | I send you all my support!! I am also from the LGBTQI+ community and I am a transgender person!! so I really send all my support to you, I love you!! |
| 187 | 5-24-2023 0:19:19 | 사빈 - 독일 | May love always win! |
| 188 | 5-24-2023 0:19:34 | Pricilla, India | Being queer is being free. Our strength and power lies in that. Sending love and support to the Korean queer community! |
| 189 | 5-24-2023 0:21:04 | Alyssa - Belgium | I stand with every single of you, you are incredibly brave and we promise to stand right behind you. Always stay true to yourself. |
| 190 | 5-24-2023 0:21:13 | Linnea, Sweden | No matter who you are, no matter who you love, I love you |
| 191 | 5-24-2023 0:21:17 | Lisa Halt | When you become a part of the government, you don't get to pick and choose which citizens to protect. It has to be everyone equally, otherwise your attempt at democracy is a failure. The Plaza is for everyone. |
| 192 | 5-24-2023 0:21:31 | Mabel, United Kingdom | Your team is incredible and inspiring, please keep fighting for your truth, sending strength 💗💗💗 good luck with everything |
| 193 | 5-24-2023 0:21:32 | Chaï, from France | we international QTZ stand with the korean queer community against this clear act of discrimination against the right to express yourselves by holding the parade at the plaza ; everyone in the world should be able to hold such events without having to face such repercussions.
we ARE citizens too. i hope the city government manages to admit its wrongdoings and try to give you the opportunity to hold this parade in at least similar venues like the plaza. we believe in you, fighting ! |
| 194 | 5-24-2023 0:22:14 | Paw, México | Queer people deserve to be seen, we are here and we are valid!! <3 |
| 195 | 5-24-2023 0:24:05 | Spain | LETS GO LESBIANS |
| 196 | 5-24-2023 0:24:42 | Carolina Puentes - Colombia | Corea del Sur está llamando la atención del mundo en años recientes, pero cuando pasan cosas como estas se nota que aún hay mucho en lo que se debe trabajar para lograr que todas las personas se sientan bienvenidas y seguras, quiero mandar mi apoyo a todos los ciudadanos surcoreanos que hacen parte de la comunidad LGBTQIA+ y espero que se rectifique esta injusticia. |
| 197 | 5-24-2023 0:25:06 | 미아, USA | On those days you feel like nobody supports you, remember that I support you, and so do millions of people. You’re so loved! |
| 198 | 5-24-2023 0:25:44 | Ash, Czechia | As someone who's a part of the community, it disgusts me how places, here specifically Seoul, act towards the lgbtqia+ community, it's disgraceful and if i could do anything to help, i would, but i don't think i can do more than this, but it counts right? I'd say so. Anyway i love everyone in the community so much and it's annoying that this is happening to us. |
| 199 | 5-24-2023 0:26:57 | Daniela, United States | Love y’all to the moon and back, I know y’all can do it and hope one day there will be no need to keep fighting! Keep doing what you’re doing and know that you’re serving 💋 |
| 200 | 5-24-2023 0:27:26 | Onyx Newman, United kingdom | sending love and support from England, we deserve a world to live openly and proudly in and I wish you all the best <3! |
| 201 | 5-24-2023 0:29:23 | Stella, USA | I love my LGBTQ+ community. We are kind, strong, and beautiful. |
| 202 | 5-24-2023 0:30:16 | Kira, United States | Everyone should be given the right to express themselves and find community safely. I hope that one day you will be able to have a space where self expression is supported and you can be yourselves! Love from the United States! |
| 203 | 5-24-2023 0:30:32 | Ash Walker - Denmark | As someone from a country that is relatively open to diversity and allows for celebrations of people and minority groups alike without such discrimination, it pains me to see my own community being shunned like this. LGBTQIA+ people are human beings too and thus should be allowed basic human rights, just like any group of people merely wishing to live their lives without being a danger to others should be allowed to. I am sorry that your city is turning its back on you and I sincerely hope we can make a difference!🩵 |
| 204 | 5-24-2023 0:31:04 | Fernanda - Ireland | Stay safe and be proud of who you are. Your light have the power to make the world a better place, so don't let anyone dim it <3 |
| 205 | 5-24-2023 0:31:44 | Vivi/Sweden | People in the lgbtqia+ community are just as human as any other christian present at that plaze, any other chrisrian walking on this earth and any other human being at all. |
| 206 | 5-24-2023 0:32:14 | Denis | Let people love who they want to! Why hate Love? Why this hate towards people who just want to be themselves? I know it’s hard to be yourselves sometimes when others shame you but you’re beautiful, you’re loved and you are special. We will power through and stand strong together, we are just like anybody else and deserve the same rights! I love my fellow lgbtqia+ friends! You are all loved even if you think you’re not and you’re the most beautiful when you’re you 🫶 |
| 207 | 5-24-2023 0:32:31 | Shae USA | Support LGBT korean citizens!! |
| 208 | 5-24-2023 0:33:17 | Frj - Italy | We are peacefully fighting for our right to exist every day. We are spreading love and acceptance, while protestors are perpetuating hatred in the name of a religion that should instead celebrate peace and love for every human.
I hope that these people can reflect on the negativity they are spreading by condemning a beautiful and loving community that is just asking to have their basic human rights respected.
I wish for a future in which we will no longer be afraid to hold our beloveds’ hand in public. Let’s stay strong, we all stand with the Korean queer community! |
| 209 | 5-24-2023 0:34:02 | Mars Montoya | Discrimination against LGBTQ+ is still discrimination. We deserve to be given the same access as others. |
| 210 | 5-24-2023 0:34:45 | Cai Lin from CANADA | I strongly stand with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. Discrimination has no place in our world! As a queer person, I want to travel to Seoul to participate and celebrate in the Seoul Queer Parade at Seoul Plaza. LGBTQIA+ citizens are citizens, too. People are people. |
| 211 | 5-24-2023 0:34:52 | Carolina, Portugal | Everyone should have the right to be themselves and not silenced and discriminated💜 |
| 212 | 5-24-2023 0:35:32 | Rebecca, Germany | No one should be discriminated because of how they identify or who they love. I stand with the LGTBQIA+ community and their right to hold use the plaza for the festival. |
| 213 | 5-24-2023 0:36:15 | Jo, USA | I stand with the Seoul Queer Culture Festival’s and their request to use the Seoul Plaza for the festival. Queer citizens are citizens, too. |
| 214 | 5-24-2023 0:38:13 | Nell Fox | Seoul needs to allow this price event to happen! EVERY year, this minority group has to tolerate the conservative opposition, and every past pride event, they have tolerated harassment, threats, and insults. Seoul needs to support it's lgbtq+ citizens! |
| 215 | 5-24-2023 0:38:41 | Gina, U.S.A. | We deserve to take up space! Fighting! |
| 216 | 5-24-2023 0:39:43 | Alyssa, Australia | It is shameful for such blatant discrimination rooted in hatred to occur against the LGBTQIA+ community. It is an attempted silencing of people who have a right to freely exist and be respected. The LGBTQIA+ community and allies will not be silent about this discrimination. |
| 217 | 5-24-2023 0:40:59 | Ikku, Finland | If Seoul Plaza is truly supposed to be a place open for all citizens, there is no reason to deny access to LGBTQIA+ events. The decisions given by the Seoul Metropolitan Government can only be seen as discriminatory, as they have decided to exclude a specifc group of people from using services supposedly available for everyone.
The LGBTQIA+ community simply want to be heard and seen: queer people have had to fight to be recognized as normal human beings with human rights for far too long. Why is it that an event that celebrates human rights, love and humanity as a whole is not allowed to take place?
The international LGBTQIA+ community stands with the Seoul Queer Parade, the queer people of Seoul, the queer people of South Korea, and queer people all around the world.
There is nothing wrong in being LGBTQIA+: you are just as natural, just as human and just as loveable as anyone else. May there come a day where no one in this world has to be discriminated against for being themselves. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 218 | 5-24-2023 0:41:07 | Joe Buckle, United Kingdom | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community in Korea and around the world! |
| 219 | 5-24-2023 0:41:34 | United States | You deserve to have a celebration! My love to you from an American Queer! |
| 220 | 5-24-2023 0:42:50 | Name - Rachel / Radvilė. Country - Lithuania | I hope that Seoul Queer Culture Festival will happen at the Seoul Plaza, like it should have happen. The fact that the goverment even accepted a christian organization event and rejected the SQCF is actually making me mad. I hope that all of the queer people will get their freedom and rights. This is driving me crazy. You guys - never give up. I love all of you so much. Please know that you'll never be alone. It's almost pride month and i hope y'all will shower eachother with pride and joy of who you are. 💗 |
| 221 | 5-24-2023 0:43:34 | -qk from the united states | being who you are and loving who you love shouldn’t be something we should hide or be ashamed of |
| 222 | 5-24-2023 0:44:22 | Julia, Costa Rica | Todo el mundo merece un espacio para poder expresar sus preferencias y marchar/protestar por sus derechos. No es justo que quienes hacen daño tengan más derechos que las personas de la LGBTQ+ community, el espacio debe ser igualitario. |
| 223 | 5-24-2023 0:45:35 | Seliina from Finland :) | I love you.
Your life is not less no matter who you love or what your gender identity is.
Don't let the hateful opinion of ignorant people tear you down, because we stand strong as a community <3 So let your voice be heard! Your life matters
I love you. Never stop being YOU |
| 224 | 5-24-2023 0:46:07 | Louise, 영국 | 안녕하세요! To every LGBTQIA+ person in Korea, I wish you good health, happiness, safety, and freedom. I am a bisexual woman from the UK, and while there are still lots of people who wish harm on us and want to take away our human rights, I am fortunate that I am young enough to have grown up in a time where in my country, LGBTQIA+ people currently have the same rights as heterosexual, cisgender people. It hurts my heart to see others from my community subjected to so much prejudice and risk of harm. I will keep you all in my thoughts, and I will continue to hope for the government to find kindess in their hearts and make equal rights the law. Please don't lose hope that things can change, and know that you have many people supporting you all over the world. Always feel free to reach out to us and let us know how we can best help you all to bring true change and equality to Korea, we want to help. Love is love, please stay strong 💖🏳️🌈 |
| 225 | 5-24-2023 0:46:51 | Géraldine from France | A world of freedom and happiness begins where blind hate stops. Each of us were put on this earth because we deserve love as lovable humain beings, no one has the legitimate power to dictate one's life. Only hate and greed stops us to reach true tranquility. As the days passes Ican only hope for acceptance and the end of discrimination.
In hope that this short message bears the weight of my undying support , I am with you in this battle. Even far away I will be fighting once again for true freedom and happiness. |
| 226 | 5-24-2023 0:47:12 | Jas Tam | LGBT love is beautiful |
| 227 | 5-24-2023 0:47:12 | Mo, Germany | Stay strong in the fight, discrimination against diversity is unacceptable and we’re so proud of your fight against it!! |
| 228 | 5-24-2023 0:49:24 | arya, england | the seoul city government made a horrible decision on may 3rd, and it’ll be known as a horrible decision for as long as anyone remembers it. but right now, i want to remind everyone that queer people are beautiful, queer people are important, queer people are strong, and queer people are powerful, because if we weren’t they wouldn’t try so hard to erase us. radical love will always win, queer people will always win. i love you. |
| 229 | 5-24-2023 0:51:10 | Irene from Guatemala 🇬🇹💕 | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTGIA+ Korean citizens who are being discriminated against, we must rise above this and learn to respect everyone, especially the ones who are so blatantly disrespected by their own government. Love is love an be who you are, when against adversities one must be true to themselves |
| 230 | 5-24-2023 0:57:22 | Leaf, United States | My sexuality and gender identity aren’t just something that can be hidden away, they’re imbedded into every aspect of how I interact with the world. No matter what, we’ll be here |
| 231 | 5-24-2023 0:58:37 | Dubu, Australia | I strongly oppose this discrimination and stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 232 | 5-24-2023 0:58:53 | Yarr, Germany | Being queer is beautiful |
| 233 | 5-24-2023 0:58:58 | Abel Hdez, I’m from Mexico 🇲🇽 | When I heard the news I was sad and angry for lgbtqia+ people in Korea. It is unfair and an act of discrimination! Everyone should be able to stand proud and celebrate their identity💜. Specially on this month, which to many is a reminder of how far we have come and how much more we need to accomplish in order to have our rights acknowledgment and live peacefully in this society. We can’t sit down and accept discrimination anymore!! We are human, we all deserve the same rights, we have always been here and we will continue to be here no matter how much they try to oppress our community 💜💜💜 |
| 234 | 5-24-2023 1:00:18 | William from México | is it really wrong? society really needs to express itself, to be who it really is without being discriminated for simple thoughts that this is wrong, I am from Mexico and in my country we really have a lot It is fun to be able to enjoy this day in beautiful events such as the LGBTQ+ march, since it is another form of expression |
| 235 | 5-24-2023 1:00:25 | Alek, Canada | From Canada, we hope that you find love❤️ |
| 236 | 5-24-2023 1:00:42 | Valeria from Costa Rica | I want to express my solidarity to the LGBTQIA+ community of South Korea. Queer people are humans and deserve the same treatment as every other person. The prohibition of the usage of the plaza for the Queer Culture Festival is a clear act of discrimination.
In my country, same sex marriage is legal since 2020, and our society didn't collapse. So, it's time for the South Korean Government and society to wake up and create spaces for the queer people that live in the country, or the ones that want to visit. |
| 237 | 5-24-2023 1:01:23 | Altiss, Philippines | We are people too!! We deserve respect and equality!! It's sad that we have to ask for it. Stand together and stay strong!! ^^ |
| 238 | 5-24-2023 1:01:56 | Ann | may the world be a kinder place for us queer people. always keep fighting the good fight, and i hope all of us are always surrounded by love from those around us. those in power can never silence us, as we will always have each other's back from across the world. and i will always try my best to give my love and support for all QI.X members. stay strong! |
| 239 | 5-24-2023 1:02:42 | Canada | We will always stand with our queer siblings all around the world. There is no amount of hate that can bring all of us down. Please keep fighting and keep up the good work! We’ve got your back! |
| 240 | 5-24-2023 1:04:02 | olive, england | lgbtqia+ people deserve to be seen!! the parade deserves to go ahead!! lgbtqia+ people deserve a space to feel seen and safe |
| 241 | 5-24-2023 1:05:14 | Helle from Germany | I stand with my fellow queer siblings in this fight against discrimination. A lot of us are in hiding and these massive events for this small time of year can sometimes be the only way for us to find friends, solidarity, education and community. They show that a city like Seoul is also able to welcome a wide variety of people. Preventing vital events like the Seoul Queer Parade and instead favoring the event of an actively anti-queer movement is an act of discrimination. It is not a good look for the Seoul Metropolitan Government. As a queer person, decisions like this make me feel unsafe and make me think twice about visiting. I implore the Seoul Metropolitan Government to rethink their positions on this subject.
To my queer friends in Seoul and beyond, stay strong! I may be half way across the world but I am with you in this fight for liberation, fair treatment and right to visibility. |
| 242 | 5-24-2023 1:05:31 | Hooki from Spain | I wish for a future where we can all simply live happily, it hurts so much seeing that basic human rights are being denied just because others care too much about who we love and what's on our pants, please stay strong, sending much love to all citizens and QI.X ♡ |
| 243 | 5-24-2023 1:07:35 | Lux, USA. | We as lgbt+ people are no less important or worthy of respect than anyone else. We have the right to have our voices heard and the ability to celebrate who we are in the face of so much hatred and disrespect. When we aren't allowed to do so by the very government, what message does that send? It says that you do not care about the struggles we face and our right to enjoy life just like anyone else.
We are with you, our Korean family. |
| 244 | 5-24-2023 1:07:37 | Coni, Canada | I stand with the queer community of Seoul |
| 245 | 5-24-2023 1:08:32 | noah from Germany | LGBT rights are human rights! let the people hold the Seoul Queer Culture Festival |
| 246 | 5-24-2023 1:08:56 | my name is serena and i am from the usa 🩵🩷 | no matter how hard they try to stop us because of who we are, as long as we are strong and loving nothing can stop us. thank you for everything you are doing for our community :) i wish all of you the best and i support and love you unconditionally 🩷❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 247 | 5-24-2023 1:09:13 | cat, usa | Everyone deserves the right to celebrate who they are and not be hidden away |
| 248 | 5-24-2023 1:10:31 | Plumchi, France | French queer stand with Korean Queer!! |
| 249 | 5-24-2023 1:10:56 | Naomi, USA | I stand with the queer community in Korea and the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. Let them host the event in Seoul Plaza! |
| 250 | 5-24-2023 1:12:11 | Milo/밀로, United States/아메리카 | Everyone deserves to exist authentically, safely, freely and happily. For some that is hard to have without being faced with discrimination. Like the LGBTQ+ community. People apart of this community can be risking their lives just by leaving their home, being in a public space, going to the bathroom, for even loving another person that others don’t agree with. Even something as simple as receiving necessary medical assistance can be a dangerous and traumatizing situation. So spaces that allow people to breathe and just exist (even though it’s truly not nearly enough change) matters so so much!! It doesn’t hurt anybody at all! It’s truly just a few hours of ease and joy, a few hours of literally existing without the fear of being discriminated against. Seouls queer culture festival is just that, a safe space. One of the few ones in Seoul! The lgbtq+ community of Seoul deserves better!! Please allow them to have this festival, just like you would for anyone else! |
| 251 | 5-24-2023 1:13:47 | Leo, United States | let the people be who they want to be and express it; if you don't want to be there, you don't have to! just let our community thrive |
| 252 | 5-24-2023 1:14:58 | Kezia / USA | Keep fighting! We’re with you all the way! ❤️🏳️🌈 |
| 253 | 5-24-2023 1:16:47 | Sheryl | LGBTQ+ people should be allowed to hold the Seoul Queer Culture Festival without being discriminated by the government. It is the government’s duty to take care of all of its people, including queer people and their exclusionary actions go against this basic duty. Such a clear cut act of exclusion from them cannot stand unopposed. As such, I stand with solidarity with Korean queer community and Seoul queer parade. |
| 254 | 5-24-2023 1:17:23 | Kai | I am Christian, but Jesus never said anything about hating anyone. Instead, he only ever spoke about love. Hatred and violence are not excusable, neither is this. I pray for a world where LGBTQIA+ folks do not have to hide who they were born as. Sending love and solidarity for the Korean LGBTQIA+ community. |
| 255 | 5-24-2023 1:19:21 | Salem, USA | As a non-binary Kpop fan, even though I am not Korean, it is so empowering to see group of Kpop idols like QI.X come together because I finally see people like me thriving in the industry I've been closely following for the past 5 years. One of my biggest grievances with the Kpop industry and Korean culture as a whole is the normalization of homophobia and transphobia. Every time there seems to be even a bit of progress, something like this happens. I've only ever been to one Pride festival here in the USA, but it was one of the best experiences of my life. Despite how hard it is to be openly queer in the USA (especially nowadays with all of the extreme anti-LGBTQ+ legislation proposed left and right), Pride in the CLE has been an escape from that, even just for a few hours. I've never felt more seen or accepted before, and I think everyone, LGBTQ+ or ally. I can't wait to go again this year. The Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023's cancelation is unacceptable, even more so when a Christian organization gets to claim the space that day. There's nothing wrong with religion or Christianity, but the LGBTQ+ community in particular has been negatively impacted by Christianity worldwide, which adds insult to injury. The LGBTQ+ community in South Korea deserves better. I stand with you. Much love from the USA ❤️ |
| 256 | 5-24-2023 1:21:11 | Emmy France | Love is love and everybody is worthy. Let people express themselves |
| 257 | 5-24-2023 1:21:57 | Mike. Mexico. | I'm not a South Korean citizen, but as an LGBTQIA+ citizen in my own country I find it very important to support the kind of events where we are allowed to have the leading voice, because we don't have many spaces where we can be heard, where we can freely express ourselves in the public eye without that we are attacked in different ways; Queer citizens are the same as everyone else, we have the same rights of expression and we deserve to be given a safe place and not be treated like 2nd class citizens.
The annual pride parades are one of the few times we can take to the streets to express ourselves, where we can show ourselves fearlessly to everyone, showing who we are and the way we feel comfortable; so taking that away from us is a clear act of hate, a sign that we are not welcome there and that there are other speeches more important than ours.
And given this clear act of discrimination, I would ask you to rectify your actions, to realize that LGBTQAI+ people also deserve the same opportunities as any other citizen, our speech does not promote hatred or attack other people, we just want to make them let the country know that we exist, that we are real and similar to the others, so why you are you taking away our freedom of expression as if we didn't deserve it? |
| 258 | 5-24-2023 1:26:48 | Sergio, México 🇲🇽 | encouragement for the lgbtq community in korea they deserve to be free and live with more love |
| 259 | 5-24-2023 1:27:09 | Maria Paula Melendez, Costa Rica | This is the most blatant act of discrimination and it’s so unfair to the community in South Korea that after so many years, they still experience this hatred. I stand in support of the LGBTQIA+ community and for the queer people of Korea to celebrate. |
| 260 | 5-24-2023 1:29:30 | Kate & USA | I stand with Q.ix and the queer community of South Korea in demanding equal use of the plaza free of discrimination. |
| 261 | 5-24-2023 1:29:33 | Clara, UK | Love is love, in all countries, for all time |
| 262 | 5-24-2023 1:30:56 | Mack and the UK | As a queer I stand in solidarity! I love you all. |
| 263 | 5-24-2023 1:32:44 | Abby, USA | There must always be a place for queer people. It’s identity, it’s love, it’s acceptance. It’s not about pushing an agenda. They’re existing and bringing happiness and community together. |
| 264 | 5-24-2023 1:33:34 | Sydney, United States of America | Let's stand not only together, but also fight with each other. The more we speak up about these issues, the more it will be difficult for them to silence and ignore us. 화이팅! Let's fight thus battle together!! ❤️ |
| 265 | 5-24-2023 1:38:04 | With love from Anissa U.S.A | I will always support anyone in the lgbtqia+ community and understand and sympathize with all of the community that is discriminated over in Korea. I send all of my love, well wishes, and strength to the community that they will be able to live more freely and not be discriminated against. Every lgbtqia+ person in Korea is just as valid as every other place in the world. |
| 266 | 5-24-2023 1:38:31 | My name is Javi and I'm from Chile. | I hope, even if the government doesn't allow to use the plaza in the end, that pride month can still be celebrated in the country. Pride started as a protest against prejudice, there are places were this turned into a party for celebration of different identities and sadly there are a lot of places in the world that protests aren't even allowed. What we, as a community, can do is take the opportunity to protest for our rights and show the world that diversity isn't a bad thing, but something necessary for everything to evolve and be the best it can be. |
| 267 | 5-24-2023 1:40:25 | Jay | Queer people deserve to celebrate!! |
| 268 | 5-24-2023 1:41:53 | Lydia USA | American Queer QTZ will always stand with the Korean LGBTQIA+ community! |
| 269 | 5-24-2023 1:41:53 | Ekia, México | LGBTQ+ rigths are human rigths, I hope one day we won't have to ague with the people that it's supposed to protect us, in the mean time, nothing is in vain, change will come, keep fighting! |
| 270 | 5-24-2023 1:43:00 | soso / united kingdom | I hope all korean LGBTQ will be able to live freely one day ❤️ |
| 271 | 5-24-2023 1:43:10 | Patrick (Killler Curves) - Drag name from SILESIA POLAND 🇵🇱❤️🇰🇷 | As a K-POP drag queen from Poland proudly representing K-pop Queer music and Korean culture, I join with you with much rainbow love and solidarity we are in this together ❤️🌈 화이팅 🫡 |
| 272 | 5-24-2023 1:43:32 | Chelsea | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA community in South Korea. It’s unfair that a community is having their rights violated. The community should be safe for everyone. |
| 273 | 5-24-2023 1:44:02 | I’m Chloé and i live in France | I don’t understand that in 2023, there is still this kind of person who judges and invalidates other people based on their sexual orientation, their gender identity or other, I hope that one day people will we be able to see us lgbtqi+ people as real people and real citizens and that they will stop judging us and discriminating us ❤️i love y’all and let’s support each other |
| 274 | 5-24-2023 1:44:56 | Bella - United States | Queer people are human and we deserve rights just like everyone else! I hope the Korean queer community knows that endless amounts of queer people around the world are supporting and standing with them! The Seoul city government has made an unreasonable decision and bad karma will surely make its rounds to them. The Seoul Queer Culture Festival will live on! |
| 275 | 5-24-2023 1:45:44 | Valerie, USA | People deserve to love and feel loved. Not feel discriminated against because of who they love or how they identify. And I love every single one of you. <3 |
| 276 | 5-24-2023 1:46:08 | RJ USA | Queer people are here to stay. We have always been here. We always will be. We will outlast your hate. |
| 277 | 5-24-2023 1:47:48 | 두두&한국 | 퀴퍼는 사랑과 존재에 관한 이야기를 하는 축제입니다. 모든 모습의 사람이든 수용받고 행복할 권리가 있음을 말합니다. 누가봐도 편향된 관념으로 장소 사용을 거부한 이번 서울시의 모습은 정말 구시대적이고 퇴행적입니다. 저는 정치적으로나 종교적으로나 누가 불편해하든 신경 쓰지 않습니다. 제 존재를 인정하고 사랑해주는 사람들이 모이는 곳에 가고 싶을 뿐입니다. 이번 서울시의 결정에 분노하고 현실이 슬프기도 하지만, 그래도 저는 괜찮을 것입니다. 장소 사용을 못 한다고 해서 퀴퍼가 안 열리는 것도 아니고, 퀴어가 없어지는 것도 아니기 때문입니다. 우리는 언제든, 어디서든, 어떤 모습으로든 존재할 거니까요. 그리고 끝까지 행진할 것입니다.
사랑과 존재를 노래하고 표현하는 QI.X와 서울퀴어퍼레이드에 연대합니다. |
| 278 | 5-24-2023 1:49:40 | Ri | It’s a shame we’ve already progressed so far into everything else but we’re still so far behind on allowing people to love anyone they want regardless of gender… I hope that one day, we’ll be treated equally and with as much respect as we deserve. |
| 279 | 5-24-2023 1:50:39 | El from America | We are all equal and deserve to be treated as such. It’s disrespectful for the government to allow a Christian event to take place at the same time as a queer parade; it could’ve put queer people in danger. We deserve respect too. |
| 280 | 5-24-2023 1:51:39 | Eri, Sweden | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ citizens of Seoul and their right to gather in public to celebrate queer culture. |
| 281 | 5-24-2023 1:52:56 | Gwen & USA | As a member of the lgbtq from california it really hurts to see that lgbtq people around the world can’t celebrate pride like we do here and feel as though they have to travel somewhere else to feel included. I stand with the lgbtq people in seoul who just want a place to celebrate who they are. I hope the seoul city government can realize the mistake and harm they’re making and allow for the parade to take place. |
| 282 | 5-24-2023 1:54:38 | Verena Germany | Everybody should be free to celebrate who they are and democratic countries should not stand in the way of that! |
| 283 | 5-24-2023 1:56:02 | Sonia Germany | I stand in solidarity with the Korean LGBTQ+ community. Queer people should be able to express their pride without the government pandering to far-right extremists! |
| 284 | 5-24-2023 1:56:06 | 아이랜드 | 화이팅, 사랑 from 아이랜드 |
| 285 | 5-24-2023 2:00:39 | lyn | Our sexual orientation does not define us as a person, we can be as loved, love and be happy as others XOXO |
| 286 | 5-24-2023 2:04:44 | ib from mexico | Korean queer people are so strong! Youre voices are being heard, noone can stop you from celebrating yourselves and your communities openly and freely 💖 Sending so much love and support from the other side of the world! (^u^)/♡ |
| 287 | 5-24-2023 2:06:18 | KT from Canada | Everyone should be allowed to express themselves in a positive way in a public place! The queer culture festival must be allowed to be held!! |
| 288 | 5-24-2023 2:06:21 | Ash from the United States | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ citizens, they should not have to face any discrimination! |
| 289 | 5-24-2023 2:06:34 | Kea & USA | It’s always important to have a space where people can be themselves and not feel disrespected or discriminated!!! |
| 290 | 5-24-2023 2:07:05 | Charlie, Hong Kong | Stay strong, be proud, and love who you love!! Thank you for being brave and we're all cheering for you!! |
| 291 | 5-24-2023 2:10:49 | Lisa Bleck, Germany | Queer rights are human rights. Everyone should be able to love who they love and be who they want to be. I'm sending all love and support! Know that queer people from all around the world are standing with you. Queer voices should never be silenced, we are loud and proud! |
| 292 | 5-24-2023 2:12:38 | Apollo / Ukraine | To ban people from organizing an event to celebrate their existence and experiences based on prejudices is absolutely unacceptable from a political party that is supposed to be representing its people. Such decisions have no place in a civilized society and country! We stand with Seoul Queer Cultural Festival. |
| 293 | 5-24-2023 2:12:54 | Annabelle, USA | I stand in solidarity with the LGBT+ community in Korea and am for the Seoul Queer Parade. It is unfair to deny freedom to one group and then offer it to another. |
| 294 | 5-24-2023 2:14:30 | Sarah 사라, USA. | I may be from across the world, but as a queer person, I know the value of community and being publicly exactly who you are. I stand with QI.X and queer people across Korea. |
| 295 | 5-24-2023 2:14:52 | Zander Lisle, USA | The disregard of usage of the plaza without discrimination is the last thing the queer community needs in such a pressing time for LGBTQIA+ individuals. We all deserve a space to feel comfortable and safe, regardless of identity. |
| 296 | 5-24-2023 2:16:51 | Anya - USA | Fighting! Much love |
| 297 | 5-24-2023 2:18:30 | Noa, Sweden | My heart and anger goes out to everyone in the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea.
As a trans person I know well how hard it can be to keep going — proudly and hopeful or even just at all — when so many forces are trying to stop you. But I hope you can. We as queer people have always been here, all over the world, and that will always be true.
We always survive, no matter what, because there is nothing more human than a queer life.
We all deserve to thrive in the open. |
| 298 | 5-24-2023 2:18:35 | My name is Sage | Sending lots of strength for every fellow LGBTQ+ person out there!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 |
| 299 | 5-24-2023 2:21:52 | Kat, USA | True democracy demands representation of all citizens. We stand in support of our queer family in Korea! |
| 300 | 5-24-2023 2:23:03 | Marie, Canada | Respect LQBTQIA+ people!! Love is love!! |
| 301 | 5-24-2023 2:23:03 | Daniel from Mexico | We are all humans despite our sexuality and gender identity. Discrimination isn't right, it is degrading and rude to us, as humans and citizens, as everyone else. ❤️🩹 |
| 302 | 5-24-2023 2:23:32 | Hayley, NYC, United States | Your LGBTQ+ siblings from all over the world are here to support you and stand with you in solidarity. Sending you so much love from NYC! |
| 303 | 5-24-2023 2:24:18 | fm | I know it is difficult to be strong all the time, so please take care of yourselves! Even while fighting for rights and equality, take care of yourselves and each other. Together we can make tomorrow a little better and the next day a little more! Today is theirs but the future will be ours!! |
| 304 | 5-24-2023 2:29:43 | Lee San | Members of the LGBTQIA+ community deserve no less than any other person!
Standing with the Korean queer community means treating every Korean citizen equally! |
| 305 | 5-24-2023 2:31:43 | Mohera from France | please always love you and make you happy , be happy and yourself ! Love yourself. |
| 306 | 5-24-2023 2:33:14 | iris, france | this is a pathetic and cowardly attempt at erasing queer people from public spheres but we're not going anywhere... we're here, we're queer, deal with it! |
| 307 | 5-24-2023 2:40:56 | Stephanie | People everywhere deserve to love and be loved freely. I stand with the queer community in Korea! |
| 308 | 5-24-2023 2:41:46 | 주연 | Love is love |
| 309 | 5-24-2023 2:41:49 | C.R from the United Kingdom | LGBTQIA+ people should be allowed to exist without scrutiny and should not be treated unfairly due to the prejudiced views of a corrupt and discriminatory government. |
| 310 | 5-24-2023 2:42:32 | Rei, Canada | Queer people have, and will continue to exist no matter what hatred we face. Stopping our pride won’t stop us from loving ♥️. Please stay strong - from one queer person to others. |
| 311 | 5-24-2023 2:44:44 | Mason, USA | I stand in solidarity with the Seoul Queer Parade. It is baffling to me that in this day and age you see it fit to host discriminatory behaviors and groups alongside minorities. It baffles me that you see it fit to host discriminatory behaviors at all actually. But if you wanted to make a statement, message received. This will forever have been what you stood for if you do not change it now. Get in front of the history books before you end up in them in a way you wouldn’t like. |
| 312 | 5-24-2023 2:49:04 | Harper Poole | We deserve to celebrate our existence and culture that has survived despite the prejudice and violence we have endured. To ban such a celebration is and immoral and shameful decision. We stand with Seoul Queer Cultural Festival. |
| 313 | 5-24-2023 2:49:15 | Irem, India | Queer people have existed as long as humans have, queerness has existed before humans. No erasure is going to lynch us out. We will always be here. We aren't fighting by choice, but because we have been denied to be ourselves. Everyday we survive with twice as many battles as everyone else, and yet we have persisted. We will survive- loud & proud in our own ways. The Gods described by every religion, above all testaments are KIND, are LOVING. What message are organisations propagating bigotry going to spread when they can't even love everyone?
(jesus and judas were definitely in a queer situationship) |
| 314 | 5-24-2023 2:49:25 | robin from singapore | queer people are everywhere and we exist! you will not deny our existence! |
| 315 | 5-24-2023 2:49:27 | Nate & United States | I know some of you wonderful people might feel lost, scared or just tired of being hated but I want you to know no matter how lonely it feels you should remember we’re all here for each other, I’m here for you. “I hope there are days when you fall in love with being alive” -Kim hongjoong |
| 316 | 5-24-2023 2:51:53 | Sage, United States | We must stand together united in solidarity against the targeting, demonization, and vilification of any group of people. |
| 317 | 5-24-2023 2:53:37 | United Kingdom | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community of Seoul and South Korea as a whole. The use of the plaza being disallowed to the participants of Queer culture Festival 2023 is a clear act of discrimination and shouldn't be tolerated! |
| 318 | 5-24-2023 2:58:39 | Summer, USA | Keeping LGBTQIA+ people away from the public eye does not prevent those people from existing. Pride is an expression of joy for existing. Bigotry has no place in this modern era, particularly when real monsters are the ones accepted by society. LGBTQIA+ are not "going through a phase." They know who they are. They are finding out who they are.
Who are YOU, to prevent people from seeking knowledge about themselves and others? There is no benefit to pretending these people do not exist. There is no benefit to trying to keep them from existing in public spaces. They already do.
Allowing the Seoul Plaza to be used by those preaching hate, instead of those celebrating love, is peak hypocrisy. Let the Queer Culture Festival happen! |
| 319 | 5-24-2023 3:05:16 | Suujin & Canada | As a gay, trans asian person, I hope that my fellow asians will soon have a place that is safe for them and allows them to have a space to freely express themselves and love! |
| 320 | 5-24-2023 3:07:14 | Leo | The Seoul Plaza should be opened for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023. It is evident that the Seoul Metropolitan Government was discriminating against LGBTQIA+ people. Discrimination has never been okay and should never be accepted. All people should work together to fight against discrimination and fight for equal rights. |
| 321 | 5-24-2023 3:07:18 | Ash, Canada | LGBTQIA+ people are people and we deserve the same rights as everyone else, no matter the country. I support the community in Korea and hope the government can catch up to this century and support its people. |
| 322 | 5-24-2023 3:09:06 | my name is caca and I'm from Indonesia | We were all created by God very differently. God always teaches about love and commands us to do good to another human being. so, discriminate sexual and gender minorities is wrong. whatever your religion is wrong to discriminate LGBTQI+ community.
I hope we will face a better future we can live without fear.
I hope Seoul Queer Culture Festival will still be implemented this year and I hope there will be justice for our fellow queer friends in Korea. |
| 323 | 5-24-2023 3:10:43 | Lia (Greece) | ily all <3 |
| 324 | 5-24-2023 3:11:24 | 야나, 독일 | As part of the queer community, I know just how important it is to feel visible and represented. Queer people all over the world are valid and they deserve to feel that way 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❣️ |
| 325 | 5-24-2023 3:13:25 | Ravyn the US | Umm I don’t know what to say here but I’m totally for a Seoul pride parade |
| 326 | 5-24-2023 3:16:25 | Res | Seoul Queer Culture Festival is a safe space for everyone, and it provides safety and a place of celebration and happiness to people who often don't get to feel those things. Banning the Seoul Queer Culture Festival means giving in to hateful attitudes and not only removes this safe space, but creates an environment of hostility as well. |
| 327 | 5-24-2023 3:16:46 | Ban, Spain | Citizens with LGBTIQA+ identities should have the right to party and pride without any discrimination or worries. I stand solidarity with the community and Seoul Queer parade. |
| 328 | 5-24-2023 3:19:02 | Izzy from Germany | I stay with all of you guys. I'm part of the lgbt+ community too and i understand how hard it is. Fighting! |
| 329 | 5-24-2023 3:20:20 | US | An act of this sort is truly disgusting. Discrimination is not to be taking lightly. I hope your efforts don't go unnoticed and that change is brought. 🙏 |
| 330 | 5-24-2023 3:21:22 | Name: nat / country: colombia | I am happy to send you a message of support, thank you for fighting every day, supporting us and spreading a lot of love in the world. I love you and let's keep fighting together! |
| 331 | 5-24-2023 3:22:53 | Win (he/they) — U.S. | Good morning/evening from a transgender minor from the U.S.!
In case you don’t already know, there are quite a few states here that have become unsafe for my people. I saw a map somewhere that colored the states and labeled each color as a different level of safety for transgender people. Florida was the only one in black, which was “Do Not Travel”, but the next worse color was a dark red to signal “Worst Anti-Trans Laws”.
I happen to be in one of these dark red states. It’s painful and extremely scary, and Pride is one of the few things keeping me hopeful. It already sucks that my city pushes back Pride so that it’s almost two months after pride month, but it would suck more if we didn’t get to have one at all. Especially if, instead, our space was given to the people that hate us most.
Seeing this decision being made in another country makes me sick. Normally someone might say that out of anger, but I say it out of fear — fear that the rest of the world may support the extermination of my people.
Please, find it in your hearts to allow this event to happen. Reschedule one of the events or move one, or whatever else it takes. Our community needs this now more than ever. |
| 332 | 5-24-2023 3:25:43 | Fedy - Italy | I hope everyone will be able to express themselves like they want and be whoever they feel to be 🌹 화이팅 🌹🌹 |
| 333 | 5-24-2023 3:25:56 | Noah D. - USA | It is important for public spaces to be fairly accessible for all citizens. To deny the Seoul Queer Culture Festival the use of Seoul Plaza is discriminatory and exclusionary. Instead of serving the public fairly, Seoul Metropolitan Government is trying to silence the voices of its LGBTQIA+ citizens. I urge Seoul Metropolitan Government to allow Seoul Queer Culture Festival the same opportunity as other community organizations to use Seoul Plaza, considering there is no basis for disallowing the festival besides blatant discrimination against LGBTQIA+ identities. |
| 334 | 5-24-2023 3:26:01 | Noah D. - USA | It is important for public spaces to be fairly accessible for all citizens. To deny the Seoul Queer Culture Festival the use of Seoul Plaza is discriminatory and exclusionary. Instead of serving the public fairly, Seoul Metropolitan Government is trying to silence the voices of its LGBTQIA+ citizens. I urge Seoul Metropolitan Government to allow Seoul Queer Culture Festival the same opportunity as other community organizations to use Seoul Plaza, considering there is no basis for disallowing the festival besides blatant discrimination against LGBTQIA+ identities. |
| 335 | 5-24-2023 3:26:11 | Rafaela from Brazil | Eu como parte ca comunidade internacional LGBTQIA+ acho que a posição do governo coreano perante um evento voltado a nossa comunidade um ultraje, sabemos o quão é difícil ser uma pessoa fora da heteronormatividade hoje em dia principalmente dentro da coréia que sempre foi um pais extremamente homofóbico, nós da comunidade precisamos de apoio do governo, não de incentivo ao ódio que nos mata todos os dias, milhares de nós somos expulsos de casa, espancados e até mesmo mortos por posições como essa. Eu enojo o governo coreano atual que apenas cria leis contra o próprio povo (considerando os debates e posições dos políticos perante minorias) eu espero que tanto o QI.X quanto todos os outros membros da comunidade LGBT coreana possa encontrar paz e justiça dentro desse mundo cruel, estou com vocês💖 |
| 336 | 5-24-2023 3:31:14 | sora from the usa! | it's sad that religion is being used as an excuse for bigotry. it's a fundamental human right that we should be able to express ourselves freely, and this is truly disappointing. i will be standing with qix and the rest of the queer community, no matter where in the world, against this injustice! thank you for bringing awareness to this 💕 |
| 337 | 5-24-2023 3:32:31 | Samrawit Sisay, USA | The discrimination against the Korean LGBT community is inexcusable! Seoul Plaza is a space for ALL citizens and there should be no priority of one group over the other! It is shameful to see discrimination like this in 2023 and I am in full support of the Korean queer community and the Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023! Queer Koreans should have the space to celebrate their lives and their identities! Regardless of the government decision and the hate by Christian groups, LGBT Koreans are here and will not be going away! Queer life is about resistance and perserverance in the face of adversity! |
| 338 | 5-24-2023 3:35:58 | Ashh & USA | We as people deserve to have a parade to be free to express ourselves! No one should be shamed or hated because of our identity so please let them be open to do so..it’s not like they are forcing people to change who they are it’s not fair. |
| 339 | 5-24-2023 3:36:29 | Sofia from Venezuela 🇻🇪 | LGBTQ+ citizens are citizens too!! I stand in solidarity with the queer community of Korea!! Please stay strong, your life and your voice is just as important!! |
| 340 | 5-24-2023 3:36:37 | Sofa, Russia | The decision to "put on a religious event instead of a parade" sounds like a cowardly and incompetent "we'll hide the problem instead of solving it". If there is disagreement in society, it is resolved by public discussion, not by restricting the rights of citizens. Because there are no second-class citizens. There are none who can be discriminated against, insulted, cut from the media, fired from their jobs, allowed to commit crimes against them.
Yes, I am not a Korean citizen. I am a citizen of a country where what might happen with the Seoul Parade happened ten years ago. Ten years ago, LGBTQIA+ people could walk the streets and talk about themselves in peace. Everyone thought it would always be like that. Today, every LGBTQIA+ person knows that if they talk about themselves, they could be killed. And the state approves of that. Like my state approved the abolition of Pride then and like the Korean state is doing now.
The state cannot and should not control people's personal lives. And it should not discriminate on the basis of details of personal life.
And parades are not just for fun and enjoyment. They are not a trifle. It's not a perversion. It's a moment when society realizes that there are no "monsters", that LGBTQIA+ people are their drivers, idols, neighbors, friends, teachers, employers, just good looking people. Parades are about fighting hate and prejudice.
To ban parades is to ban people. I don't know of any modern democratic government that has succeeded in doing this and then not regretted trying to disenfranchise its citizens. |
| 341 | 5-24-2023 3:38:26 | Mindy & USA | I stand with LGBTQIA+ citizens of South Korea who deserve to celebrate their existence without government discrimination. |
| 342 | 5-24-2023 3:38:34 | Nathalia Claudino & Brazil | If a government wants to be seen as democratic the least that it should do is to support human rights, whilst the Christian community, in general, acts against LGBTQIAPN+ community and spreads misinformation to defame and reinforce prejudice towards queer people, it's undemocratic to turn away an event that preaches inclusion, while endorsing an event that preaches exclusion and I say that given the fact that Christians have been protesting against Seoul Queer Culture Festival previously, during the parede, and this year they apply to hold an event in the same day as SQCF, knowing that June is the Pride Month? And the government justify its choice as "prioritizing events that are youth-oriented" doesn't make sense. SQCF doesn't discriminate people that aren't queer, it just focus on highlighting the queer experience and there are queer children and teenagers, while an event held by prejudiced people, what do we expect? Certainly a lot of Christian hymns with a pinch of discrimination. If there are queer children and teenagers in this Christian event they might be diminished, might feel as someone who shouldn't exist, that they're wrong for just existing, they might close themselves and play a role to not be attacked by the people that should welcome everyone. I'm not saying every Christian is biased, each person can act and think differently, but if the action of those who are against queer people doesn't represent what the church preaches, the churches should state that publicly and inside their communities. A public space must exist for inclusion. |
| 343 | 5-24-2023 3:43:12 | Rosie; Argentina! | we need to show we exist everywhere! we are equal to everybody. lgbtqia+ rights are human rights! |
| 344 | 5-24-2023 3:45:07 | leo | everyone should be allowed to be proud of who they are and to celebrate love and freedom! |
| 345 | 5-24-2023 3:46:29 | Nathalie from France | 🌈🇰🇷🌈🇰🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷 |
| 346 | 5-24-2023 3:48:03 | tobi | celebrating pride should be a joyous and fun event, not one where those celebrating are made to feel uncomfortable by outsiders discriminating against them. stand together in pride; fight against discrimination! |
| 347 | 5-24-2023 3:49:07 | Astre Ramirez-Ortega, USA | People should be free to express themselves |
| 348 | 5-24-2023 3:52:38 | Niki- Canada | In Canada we are lucky enough to recognize everyone as human beings and I wish the same for in Korea! Sending you love and support!! |
| 349 | 5-24-2023 3:55:26 | Ash, France | I hope this kind of discrimination will end soon so people can live their lives regardless of what others think and feel more confident and valid about themselves.
Thank you QI.X for all your positive energy and efforts. I feel like you make many QTZ feel more confident about their gender identity. I'm proud to be a part of your fandom <3 |
| 350 | 5-24-2023 3:55:30 | Kei USA | 화이팅!!!! |
| 351 | 5-24-2023 3:56:47 | Luciel and Mexico ♡ | it is a big and difficult fight however you can, I am with you as part of the community. you are not alone, we love you very much and be strong. ♡ |
| 352 | 5-24-2023 3:59:10 | Mary, United States | To deny the LGBTQIA+ community the right to congregate in a public space and directly replace our celebration of diversity and inclusion with a conservative Christian event is an overt act of hatred, suppression, and discrimination. Our courage rises at every attempt to intimidate us into silence and conformity. We will not stand for this kind of government mandated bigotry. I will stand with my Korean LGBTQIA+ siblings in the fight for acceptance and equal treatment under the law, now and always. |
| 353 | 5-24-2023 4:01:29 | Esther | Queer people exist and it doesn’t matter how many spaces you try to take from us, WE ARE STILL HERE.
Stand with the Korean LGBTQIA+ community! |
| 354 | 5-24-2023 4:06:18 | Amelie from Sweden :) | Even if I'm far away from South Korea I am more than happy to sign this petition because it's super important to support queer youth!!<3 |
| 355 | 5-24-2023 4:06:47 | AMERICA | SEOUL QUEER PRIDE PARADE!!! |
| 356 | 5-24-2023 4:08:33 | sofia | we support you, we love you, we see you and we stand with you 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫶🏻 |
| 357 | 5-24-2023 4:12:36 | Jack, United States of America | I wish for only kindness and love to the queer people of Korea in their fight for equality, and this is one of many important steps. The things our community faces there are the same things we once faced and sometimes still face here in the US. In that way, I am very hopeful for our friends overseas. You deserve every parade, every right to protest or demonstrate, every right and protection that is not afforded to you. Many countries around the world understand this, and it’s about time the Korean government learns as well. Live, and let live. |
| 358 | 5-24-2023 4:12:51 | Desy USA | I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community and the Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 359 | 5-24-2023 4:17:15 | Marina , Croatia | Gay rights are human rights |
| 360 | 5-24-2023 4:19:05 | Yrynoy, Romania | LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE IS LOVE |
| 361 | 5-24-2023 4:19:58 | Noane Cunha - Brasil | Estou impactada que o Governo permitido um boicote a uma pauta humanitária tão importante. Gostaria que todo ser humano fosse respeitado. |
| 362 | 5-24-2023 4:21:15 | Tiba from Iraq | I hope you get to love freely :) |
| 363 | 5-24-2023 4:21:53 | Jason from Portugal | The LGBT+ community needs places to hang out and feel comfortable, among people who understand them!! Stay strong, Korean LGBT community 💞 화이팅!!! |
| 364 | 5-24-2023 4:25:08 | katy, USA | let the lgbtq+ have their parade!! |
| 365 | 5-24-2023 4:26:03 | name: cas, sending love from puerto rico. | I stand with the lgbtq+ community in South Korea. Do not let this weigh you down. You will thrive and no matter what they come up with? You will push through. Your strength is our strength across the oceans. Know that you are a loved and cared for. They can't take our light away. Which is why we push back harder. |
| 366 | 5-24-2023 4:27:46 | Amelie Köhler from Germany | Public spaces should always be open for everyone! I hope everyone attending the festival will have a good time, regardless of where the festival will be held. <3 |
| 367 | 5-24-2023 4:27:52 | Imogen, USA | Pride is about having community and being yourself. It's nothing to be ashamed of or to be fixed. We all live as people, we all have hearts. Pride festival is for everyone no matter their sexuality. |
| 368 | 5-24-2023 4:30:10 | Jean Kang, USA | Sending all the LGBTQIA+ people of Korea all of my love, thoughts, and support. I am Korean diaspora who is still is figuring out who I am and it's a quiet and lonely struggle. And to be honest, I'm don't understand why Koreans are so quick to adapt to the white supremist doctrine of Christian colonization, weaponization and persecution to harm their own people. While I can't comment about Christianity as a religion, I feel like it's important to acknowledge that this is a doctrine that was forced on a damaged, traumatized Korean people by white supremacy as a way of subjugation and obedience, as well as a way to steal our power and economic profit. It's time we acknowledged that this is a doctrine that is harmful to our peaceful people who want to live free lives and love who they love, it's time to cherish each other as Koreans, whether we are queer, straight, cis, nb, trans, religious, spirtual and otherwise. We are Korean and we are capable of loving and respecting ourselves and each other. |
| 369 | 5-24-2023 4:32:18 | Greece | Love and solidarity will prevail! Be bold, be proud, be queer! |
| 370 | 5-24-2023 4:37:30 | felix, austria | every queer person should be able to celebrate their identity in any way they want. stripping people of their right to come together as a community and rejoice in their similarities is insanely cruel. it is a violation of basic human rights and i refuse to stand by and watch as queer people are once again discriminated against. i'm sending all my love to my queer siblings in seoul and all of korea. you are loved and you are valid, always. <3 |
| 371 | 5-24-2023 4:37:56 | juca from Brazil | É muito bonita a forma como a comunidade LGBTQIA+ se une no mundo todo. Nós, que já atravessamos tantas barreiras, construimos pontes e isso é bonito de ver. Eu gosto de sentir essa empatia que sinto quando vejo pessoas da minha comunidade. Mas o quanto mais, no mundo todo, teremos que viver conforme? Conforme o que decidiram por nós. Lutando uma luta que criaram para nós. Não queremos mais viver escondidos e com medo. Queremos viver. Não queremos mais lutar tanto - não é vencer, é viver, conviver. I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community in Seoul, in solidarity and support of the Queer Culture Festival! Quando é que a igreja cristã vai aprender a existir junto com outros grupos e parar de dar tiros no próprio pé? Contra o medo! Que não tenhamos mais medo! Let’s share the world we live in. |
| 372 | 5-24-2023 4:39:36 | 발렌티노 미국 | The government not allowing the Seoul Queer Culture festival is just one of the many ways the voices and presence of LGBTQIA+ people are attempted to be silenced. People may want to pretend we aren’t here, that being part of this community is something to be ashamed of, but that is not true. The joy we have in our lives is something to celebrate and not be ashamed of. Our loves, bodies, lives—everything that makes up who we are—is something to take pride in. Stay strong! Much love from the United States. |
| 373 | 5-24-2023 4:40:10 | Cerys - UK | We stand with the LGBTQ+ community of South Korea. You are all loved and supported. Never forget that. |
| 374 | 5-24-2023 4:40:45 | Juliet Perez | As a queer asexual woman it hurts me to see the discrimination we suffer but above all as human beings, witnessing the lack of empathy towards others is deeply saddening. The lgbtqia+ community deserves to be able to celebrate their pride wherever they want and feel safe. I send you love and strength from Argentina. |
| 375 | 5-24-2023 4:47:24 | Cindy | Fellow queer person here. Coming from a country where queer rights are also scarce, I feel your pain at this moment. I hope the future holds brighter days for all of us. 사랑은 사랑이지🩷 |
| 376 | 5-24-2023 4:48:36 | Anneliese, Bolivia | As a member of the LGBTQ+ community I stand in FULL SOLIDARITY with all of our members from South Korea, I pray for better times to come for you all, I pray that we can all gather outside, take over the streets, sing and dance happily showing the world that LOVE IS LOVE, we are all together in this fight 💖🫂🏳️🌈 |
| 377 | 5-24-2023 4:49:58 | Mimi, Germany | Everyone should be able to celebrate their identity openly! There is supposed to be no discrimination regarding this place so people with queer identities should be allowed to use it freely! We stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community and the Seoul Queer Parade! |
| 378 | 5-24-2023 4:50:44 | britney from america <3 | we queer people will still exist and stand tall with pride together, no matter how hard they try to stop us ! i stand with the Seoul Queer Parade!! 🏳️🌈 |
| 379 | 5-24-2023 4:52:23 | Ana, Romania | I am so sorry this is happening... I stand with you and I hope you win this fight because queer rights are human rights. Stay strong and keep fighting for the rights of our community💓 |
| 380 | 5-24-2023 4:54:15 | moon from Brazil | Você é importante, você é amado, Deus te ama e eu te amo <3 |
| 381 | 5-24-2023 4:57:48 | Sugar | I support queer people all around the world! |
| 382 | 5-24-2023 5:02:32 | Aurora M, United States of America | Everyone should have a place to feel safe and be comfortable being who they are! The Seoul Plaza’s basic principle of being able to be used without discrimination is not being used. The Seoul Queer Culture festival SHOULD be allowed to use the plaza for their event no matter what. |
| 383 | 5-24-2023 5:03:58 | Lara - the Netherlands | We deserve rights, we deserve to be seen and celebrated! |
| 384 | 5-24-2023 5:04:21 | Ikal from USA | International fans stand with you as someone who is in America I feel like I understand how you guys are feeling we are currently going through people quote on quote try to eradicate us and our existence so pls don't feel alone and keep going keep trying we stand with you and please stand with us too we would really appreciate it
❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 |
| 385 | 5-24-2023 5:12:03 | Oliver - Philippines | Queer people are all around the world! We should be allowed to express ourselves and be free, especially during our month of celebration! Queer Koreans deserve to have their own event to celebrate their identity and love!!! Sending love to all of you 💕💕 화이팅!! |
| 386 | 5-24-2023 5:13:31 | Beth, US | As a bi person, I stand in solidarity with Seoul Queer Parade and think that this is a clear act of hatred from the government. |
| 387 | 5-24-2023 5:14:19 | Pidge, from France! | To anyone who may need to hear this: You aren't alone. QTZ and QI.X, and everyone else in the LGBTQ+ community will always be standing with you, no matter where you are. You are loved. |
| 388 | 5-24-2023 5:16:25 | Stella - The Netherlands | Stay strong! Queer people all over the world are rooting for you!!! |
| 389 | 5-24-2023 5:21:46 | Soph; United States | This is just one day to provide comfort and hope for the citizens of this country. They are citizens just the same as anyone else so please allow them to meet one another to find hope and acceptance together. |
| 390 | 5-24-2023 5:23:27 | Laryn - United States | Love is Love <3 |
| 391 | 5-24-2023 5:26:25 | Lys - France | Hi, im just here to say that no matter what kind of person you are, where do you come from or what is your religion, we are all humans with strong feelings and i don’t get how is it possible to be against the LGBTQIA+ community like some people are against the fact of being happy? Wth?! That doesn’t make sense for me. Anyway personally i don’t live in Korea but i want to send a lot of love and strength because i know that it can be really hard to live in a country which is not lgbt friendly. One day i hope that you could live in a good country and that you will no longer be judged for the people that you are <3 |
| 392 | 5-24-2023 5:28:32 | Amalia, from Colombia | QI.X, QTZ loves you! I really want this parade to happen in order to engage soliarity for the queer community, an event that will make many people happy to have a group in which they feel comfortable to participate in public. SEOUL, PLEASE APPROVE THIS! Queer people are also people, and they deserve visibility! Lots of luck :) |
| 393 | 5-24-2023 5:32:24 | Mima, The Netherlands | Love is love and the Bible tells us to love each other and not exclude someone for who they are or who they love. I’m sending the Korean lgbtqia+ all my love |
| 394 | 5-24-2023 5:36:47 | Max from Argentina (non binary person♡) | Claramente con sus actos están generando un acto de violencia indirecta hacia nuestra comunidad. Cuando van a entender que las personas lgbtqia+ somos personas iguales a cualquier otra? Dejen expresarse libremente, que no están haciendo nada malo o en contra de la ley! Defendemos nuestros derechos como cualquier otro ciudadano! Espero algún día puedan abrir sus mentes un poco más, y que definirse con uno o más pronombres, o que te guste una persona sin importar su género o sexualidad es completamente natural... |
| 395 | 5-24-2023 5:37:02 | Ellis, Spain | If we are supposed to be equal, those whofight for that should have the space the deserve. Thanks for fighting against adversity, homophobia and transphobia, our beloved warriors💜 |
| 396 | 5-24-2023 5:37:19 | 아미 – 이탈리아 | Every day someone is not afraid to be themselves in the world is a day full of blessing and joy. Be who you are, love who you love, anywhere, anytime. I stand in solidarity with Seoul queer citizens and all Korean people in their struggle, your fight is my fight 💜 화이팅 |
| 397 | 5-24-2023 5:43:34 | My name is Jazz and I’m from Canada | We’re people too! Let us celebrate our culture the same way others are allowed to! |
| 398 | 5-24-2023 5:46:20 | - | The South Korean government should be ashamed. Obvious acts of blatant discrimination will not be tolerated much longer, and governments must recognize peaceful gatherings for identity-based group celebrations! |
| 399 | 5-24-2023 5:49:30 | Ana Maria - Colombia | No country should oppress their people sexuality or gender expression. If they ever did it would be arbitrary and tiranic. |
| 400 | 5-24-2023 5:57:30 | Tanya, Ukraine | Hello, I am bisexual from Ukraine. Even though I see bad news every day, the news about the restriction of your rights hurts me no less than anything else. I am very worried about all of you. Take care and respect yourself. Human rights cannot be limited in any way and you do not deserve everything that your government is trying to impose on you, you are strong, free and beautiful people. I will speak as loud as I can about you and your rights until you get them, I will pray for freedom for you. Please be safe and remember that you are never alone in society and the queer community of other countries will always treat you with love and accept you no matter how hard things are in this world❤ |
| 401 | 5-24-2023 6:04:34 | Jian k | Korean government you Clearly don't understand our community so just let us do what we please. Please |
| 402 | 5-24-2023 6:06:03 | Vincent Anders, USA | queer people deserve to live loudly and visibly in community with each other!! instead of supporting people who only preach hate and violence, support queer people who just want to exist without justified fear of hate and violence! let seoul queer culture festival 2023 be hosted at seoul plaza!! |
| 403 | 5-24-2023 6:12:10 | My name is Ariel. I'm from Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷 | I hope all Korean queer people never forget all the support that they have from other queer people from other countries. Please never give up on fighting for WHAT YOU DESERVE. don't ever let other people try to shame you for being who you are or try to silence you for speaking up about your identity. |
| 404 | 5-24-2023 6:13:25 | My name is Ariel and I'm from Argentina 🇦🇷🇦🇷 | I hope Korean queer people know that they are not alone. I hope you guys know you have the support of all the queer people from other countries. Please never give up on fighting for WHAT YOU DESERVE. Speak up and don't be shy on fighting for your rights. |
| 405 | 5-24-2023 6:16:42 | mui & germany | love is love |
| 406 | 5-24-2023 6:20:42 | USA | I LOVE YOUUUUYUU |
| 407 | 5-24-2023 6:22:43 | s, germany | LGBTQIA+ people need and deserve rights, freedom, respect & representation. we deserve to be seen, appreciated & celebrated. we deserve to love & be loved. we are a part of this world & all societies. that's why queer events need to happen everywhere. because queer people are everywhere. and yet we constantly get erased & suppressed. we need visibility & support, safe spaces & demonstrations. there is no justification or excuse for discrimination or bigotry against us or any other oppressed groups. let's end the pointless hate & prejudice. let's all work towards a world where everyone can simply be who they are, safe & in peace. let's stand up for our right to not only exist but to prosper. solidarity to the korean queer community & seoul queer parade! |
| 408 | 5-24-2023 6:24:12 | Ren from England | there’s nothing wrong with being LGBTQ+! we should be allowed to celebrate and be free as ourselves. sending all my love to the LGBTQ+ people in Seoul who want to go on this parade <3 |
| 409 | 5-24-2023 6:28:42 | HY, England | Anyone in the LGBTQIA+ community is a human just like anyone else, and the Seoul Queer Culture Festival is an event where people can feel comfortable and express themselves how they wish to. It is unacceptable for any mistreatment or discrimination of people in this community. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but they should not be manipulating their power to harm others. |
| 410 | 5-24-2023 6:33:47 | Índigo, Dominican Republic | We deserve as queer people access to the same places that everyone can access. We are valid and we matter. We are strong and beautiful and even if the government want to hide us, that will not make us less visible and less deserving of respect, love and human rights. Fuerza a todes,0se que vendrán momentos mejores. |
| 411 | 5-24-2023 6:34:08 | Eigel, Puerto Rico | Lgbtq+ people are people too. We should be allowed to enjoy public stuff, as other people should be. |
| 412 | 5-24-2023 6:36:32 | México | Hola Seúl! Saludos desde México desde aquí les mandamos mucho apoyo y solidaridad pero sobre todo alegrías 🤍🇰🇷🇲🇽🏳️🌈 |
| 413 | 5-24-2023 6:37:53 | Brian Medina - Argentina | Aguanten les queers!! 🏳️🌈 |
| 414 | 5-24-2023 6:38:21 | paloma, Argentina | las personas queer existimos y resistimos <3 |
| 415 | 5-24-2023 6:39:13 | sakurah, chile | heeeey, espero que puedan salir adelante, que los derechos se respeten y el orgullo tambien, saluditooos <3<3 |
| 416 | 5-24-2023 6:39:45 | Brianna McPhie, from The United States of America | I wish everyone the ability to love who they love and live how they wish to live. It's heartbreaking to see the pain those of you have to go through just to love your partners. The world is a cruel and insensitive place, and those of us who understand send our love and support to those unable to be true to themselves. I have only ever had to worry what anyone thought of my sexuality for a small, short period of time where I was comforted and assured of myself. I wish the same support to everyone, and the ability for those who are unable to accept and see that everyone is the same, and loving someone of any gender determines nothing but a person's sexuality. They don't become a different person, and if you think they do, or they have a drastic change, it is because they were hiding themselves and finally felt free enough to show their true self. Everyone deserves support and love, and even if you don't get that from your family or friends, just know im sending you all love and understanding. |
| 417 | 5-24-2023 6:41:47 | ciel usa | don’t give up hope!!! |
| 418 | 5-24-2023 6:42:32 | Breezy | Even though hate seems more common, there exists much love for this community and there are many who will stand together to protect those who are weighed down. You are amazing just being you, don't feel as though you have to conform to their hateful beliefs in order to be accepted. You are loved. |
| 419 | 5-24-2023 6:46:18 | Andrea Mira, Spain | I, as a lesbian Spanish woman that have been over a decade fighting for the LGBTQIA+ community, want to express my solidarity with all the Korean LGBTQIA+ people that deserve to have a place in this world and of course a pride parade too. You all are so brave and I am so proud of every single one of you. Keep fighting with those precious smiles in your faces and your hearts full of pride for who you are 🫶 |
| 420 | 5-24-2023 6:47:30 | Miles, United States | the LGBTQ+ community is not fake. we are not imaginary or extinct. we are not liars or sinners or asking for attention. we are human. we eat our meals like everyone else. we love our friends and we love who we are. we will not disappear just because people push us out, push us down, and ignore us! we are always fighting! we are fighting all over the world! korea should be no different. my heart goes out to the people all across korea and especially in seoul. you are allowed to have pride in who you are, just like anyone else. don't stop loving yourselves. don't stop loving each other. never stop fighting. <3 |
| 421 | 5-24-2023 6:50:34 | Eli from Argentina | LGBTIQ+ people rights matter! And even if they take away and deny our spaces, we will continue to exist because we resist! Our voices will not be silenced! Don't let hate paralyze you! |
| 422 | 5-24-2023 6:53:54 | Niamh, United Kingdom | I visited Korea recently and I loved it. One day I hope to return for longer but I don't want to live in a place that doesn't accept my identity when I am so safe and comfortable in my home country. Please let Korea be enjoyed by all people regardless of their gender or sexual orientation. |
| 423 | 5-24-2023 6:55:58 | Johanna from Argentina | Por un mundo mas tolerante con el otro! Todos habitan en el mismo pais y todos deberían tener los mismos derechos! |
| 424 | 5-24-2023 7:00:09 | I’m Breanna from Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦💗 | LGBT+ people will always exist no matter what, people are scared and want power over what they can’t understand. In reality we are all just people who live our daily lives. Humans deserve their rights to be human. To anyone who is LGBT+ know that you are seen and loved and there are people who are here for you and our ancestors who fought and did the work for our rights to be seen, heard, and respected. It’s different in all countries but that doesn’t mean you should be disrespected and discriminated against. To all the LGBT people who have passed and or taken their lives. You are always loved and supported your spirit and soul still is cherished. We will always be here no matter what, no law no “opinions” That are really just hate can make us go anywhere. |
| 425 | 5-24-2023 7:06:28 | Alex from Costa Rica ♡ | Gay rights, trans rights, and lgbtq+ rights in general are human rights! The fact that many people don't understand how serious this is doesn't eliminate the fact that thousands of people are queer and NEED to live as their true selves in order to have a good life. Everyone matters, and deserves to be heard, and they're not hurting ANYONE by being themselves. Every queer life is precious and deserves to be happy |
| 426 | 5-24-2023 7:06:36 | Oliver, from Canada | Everyone should have the right to live, not just be alive. Everyone should have the right to be who they are, love who they want and celebrate their identity. |
| 427 | 5-24-2023 7:08:25 | Bee, like the animal. From Turtle Island, mostly known as North America. | Queer people have been around before religion. You let a colonizers' belief system harm your own people? Queer people should not have to hide, should not be afraid to tell their friends and family who they are and who they love. Should not fear being kicked out of their homes when they are children. Should not fear harassment. My heart goes out to all queer people of earth! There are people that have lived similarly to you, you are never alone. It feels so isolating but there are people who don't even know you that wish you a happy and fulfilling life 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🫶🏾 |
| 428 | 5-24-2023 7:18:15 | En & Philippines | LGBTQIA+ people are still people! |
| 429 | 5-24-2023 7:19:38 | Ryan, United States of America | We support LGBT+ Rights and the rights of South Koreans to express their pride! They deserve to spread the love of the community to all. We support you from around the world! Fighting~~ |
| 430 | 5-24-2023 7:22:26 | Meng, USA | It's important to be allowed to celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community all over the world, showing the individuals in these communities that they are not alone and it's okay to be who they are! |
| 431 | 5-24-2023 7:26:15 | Canada | The world is moving forward and will remember the holdouts to progress, queerness is sacred and colonialism and trauma will never change that inalienable fact . |
| 432 | 5-24-2023 7:30:40 | Natalie, United States of America | Stop the discrimination of LGBTQIA+ identities. This opposition to Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023 is violating the separation of church and state. |
| 433 | 5-24-2023 7:35:11 | My name is Mars | Queer people should be allowed to exist comfortably all over the world, including in South Korea. |
| 434 | 5-24-2023 7:38:50 | Dante, Argentina | Lgbtq people deserve to feel seen, protected and loved, just like every human being. Parades allow to make this happen
We deserve a safe space to show us and feel happiness. When the goverment forbids such a primary need, it attacks life itself.
We exist, we want to live, we want to be free
We love QI.X! Thanks for taking action to make the world a better place |
| 435 | 5-24-2023 7:40:31 | 晴太 (Haruta) Canada | こんにちは！数年前からK-POPにハマってる10代のゲイだけど、K-POPコミュニティでよくある無神経さにいつもがっかりしてたんだ。でも、最近はだんだんマシになってきてるみたい。あんたみたいなグループ（Q.IX大好き！）のおかげで、アイドルがどんなセクシュアリティや性自認でも、怖がったり嫌われたりしなくて済むようになるといいなって思ってるよ。頑張ってね！(・∀・) |
| 436 | 5-24-2023 7:40:58 | Vi from Canada! | Love is love! Wishing everyone a happy pride month means making sure nobody is left behind. Society is progressing and accepting everyone is most important! |
| 437 | 5-24-2023 7:41:43 | Clélia from France | We are all valid and proud. We need representation everywhere in the world ! Holding queet events allows us to show our solidarity and represents a moment of freedom, where we can meet people. Liberty of expression is a right. Let queer people gather and express themselves !!! Let us be free !!! Acknowledge us ! |
| 438 | 5-24-2023 7:41:48 | Abby US | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community in South Korea. They can try but they can’t silence us! Fighting!!!! ❤️❤️ |
| 439 | 5-24-2023 7:43:43 | *Evablinks (Nigeria) | *English please |
| 440 | 5-24-2023 7:44:11 | Clara Gomes, Brazil | Todo meu apoio e AMOR à comunidade LGBTQIAP+ que nasceu ou vive na Coreia do Sul. Vocês são EXTREMAMENTE fortes. Vocês são válides! 💜
All My Love and support to the LGBTQ+ Community, either you were born or currently live in South Korea. Y'all are SO STRONG. Y'all are valid! 💜 |
| 441 | 5-24-2023 7:51:31 | Tomás, Argentina (🇦🇷) | U're so brave, keep being yourself and protecting what you believe in, hope some day we won't have to protest anymore but just live in peace. Until then, good luck and look after you and the rest of us, the security and integrity, and keep speeking out loud 💕 |
| 442 | 5-24-2023 8:02:54 | Louis, Germany | Disallowing the use of Seoul Plaza to hold the Seoul Queer Culture Festival is not acceptable. The Seoul Queer Culture Festival is supposed to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Identities. Being against that is very discriminating towards the LGBTQIA+ community. A government, who is supposed to care for all citizens, should not make such a decision. We stand in solidarity with Seoul Queer Culture Festival and the LGBTQIA+ citizens. |
| 443 | 5-24-2023 8:07:11 | Elliott, Australia | Queer rights are human rights!! We deserve to celebrate who we are without pushback or fear all around the world. To any queer person who may be reading this; I love you, I'm proud of you, and you did great today even if all you did was wake up, you're here, alive and well and that in itself is worth support. Stay happy and healthy ♡♡♡ |
| 444 | 5-24-2023 8:12:55 | Edric Bravo United States | Hope for lgbtq to be more safe and supported because we need our rights we are people. |
| 445 | 5-24-2023 8:17:04 | Harri, Australia | LGBTQIA+ people should be free to live their lives without discrimination, which includes holding events and celebrating community spirit and the joy of being themselves without have government interventions by homophobic groups. It's a shame to see the Seoul city government taking such a step against supporting the queer community and it should rectify this act by providing space for the parade to occur. LGBTQIA+ people should be welcomed with open arms, not shunned and hated upon. We just want to live and be ourselves, it's not a crime. |
| 446 | 5-24-2023 8:25:55 | Maren, Germany | Love is Love and God is Love, therefore we all need to stand up for LGBTQIA+. |
| 447 | 5-24-2023 8:32:41 | Kay from United States of America | Wish the best for you and the many other LGBTQ+ community members in Seoul, we will fight injustice together <3 |
| 448 | 5-24-2023 8:41:49 | Mari - Iceland | Everyone should be given the right to celebrate themselves and what Seoul is doing is limiting people’s ability to be themselves and be celebrated for who they are. |
| 449 | 5-24-2023 8:42:38 | Sol, from Brazil | We all deserve a place to belong, be free and be ourselves. I hope the Seoul Queer Parade can happen with a glittering, happy and full of love crowd. The LGBTQIA+ community is full of different people and colors, surely they'll shine as beautifully as a rainbow when the time comes. I'm cheering you all on! |
| 450 | 5-24-2023 8:52:24 | Damian from the Unites States | Be loud and proud, my friends. You should never be beaten down for wanting to exist the way you were born. We are all made different. Not everyone recognizes that, but if we stand strong and stand together we can forge a better world together. You are valid. You are loved. You are beautiful. Now, go and show the world what you're made of. Be brave, and most importantly, stay safe. <3 |
| 451 | 5-24-2023 8:55:36 | Maiija from USA | I stand solidarity with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade |
| 452 | 5-24-2023 8:57:05 | Ivory- United States of America | Pride is a harmless celebration that only serves to let people be comfortable and happy with themselves. Sending so much love to LGBTQ+ Seoul citizens who deserve to have a safe space and are so so valid and loved <3 |
| 453 | 5-24-2023 8:57:07 | Minnie, USA | Fighting QI.X and Seoul pride! This is not okay |
| 454 | 5-24-2023 9:00:07 | Grace Lee -- U.S.A. | Why is the rights of a Christian organization more important than the entire queer population in S. Korea? Clearly, the only answer is bigotry.
To the government -- Shame on you and your values. This act have accomplished nothing to better the lives of your people whether or not they are queer. In fact, it just made things worse. |
| 455 | 5-24-2023 9:00:15 | Aris, USA | i stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. Lgbt+ citizens are humans, too, who deserve to express themselves freely. |
| 456 | 5-24-2023 9:01:04 | Dnijah from the US | This is so unfair for the LGBTQ community and all of the people that support it. Like many people have said plenty of times before, being trans, gay lesbian, bi, etc. Is NOT a crime. All we want is to be ourselves unapologetically. This is extreme discrimination against queer folks. There was absolutely no need for this. Being pansexual, I will always stand up for the rights of the LGBTQ community no matter what. |
| 457 | 5-24-2023 9:08:26 | Nicole, USA | This is why pride exists in the first place. Let lgbt people and their allies exist comfortably in public. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 |
| 458 | 5-24-2023 9:09:18 | Carolina. Mexico. | It is anti-democratic to not allow citizens, who are by all means like all other citizens in the public arena, to gather and express themselves freely in public spaces. Moreover, to artificially plant a religious gathering violates all notions of an atheist, modern state. The South Korean government is failing at advancing democratically by rejecting this event. |
| 459 | 5-24-2023 9:09:36 | Kira - Australia | We stand together to tell you that by discriminating against the Soul Queer Cultural Festival, you have not dimmed our strengths and dedication. Yes, your actions have hurt this community, but we are not going to stand by and let this action affect the many people who wanted and needed to attend this festival |
| 460 | 5-24-2023 9:21:25 | Hannah // USA | Sending love to my fellow queer people from across the world. We deserve to be seen and heard! We won't go away! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 |
| 461 | 5-24-2023 9:27:48 | Paige Canada 🇨🇦 | Aller Corée du Sud Accepte LGBTQ !!! Car moi et ma blonde veut habiter chez vous (＾∀＾) |
| 462 | 5-24-2023 9:27:59 | Breanna Lewis United States | I'll keep everyone in my thoughts during troubling times and hope they know they're loved and valued.They have nothing to be ashamed of and the government is wrong to do this to them. Please be safe |
| 463 | 5-24-2023 9:30:28 | Dori from the USA | As a fellow queer person, we should have the right to assemble and celebrate our identities! I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community! |
| 464 | 5-24-2023 9:34:17 | lilith from brazil | we all need to have our free will to express our way of life and spread love, NO to the ingrained prejudice that always makes excuses for our community and when we revolt we are still wrong. we need to be free. |
| 465 | 5-24-2023 9:35:19 | Hannah, Australia | Marginalised peoples deserve the right to express themselves freely and celebrate their culture <3 |
| 466 | 5-24-2023 9:39:34 | Jai Saige United States | I stand with QI.X. As the LGBTQIA+ and queer community should be able to celebrate and embrace who they are freely. Events like pride and queers parades provide a safe place to do so with others who are also seeking a safe place to just be themselves without fear of judgement or discrimination. |
| 467 | 5-24-2023 9:45:06 | Skid | It's not fair to put down other people because they don't fit your ideals of “how a person should be.” We queer people exist, always had and always will, you're stopping people from expressing themselves but it was someone heterosexual, you’d allow it. Stop with the discriminating against people who to live their lives and express it |
| 468 | 5-24-2023 9:46:18 | Sebastian Courtney, United States of America | Queer Koreans matter just as much as non queer Koreans, and deserve the same rights, respect, and freedoms as non queer Koreans. People around the world, including myself, stand in solidarity with the queer community in Seoul. |
| 469 | 5-24-2023 9:58:25 | Ali from Brazil | I am sending you all strength and support. I’m sorry South Korea is still so heavily against queer people and are avidly trying to take away your rights, it’s not fair. The global LGBTQIA+ community is with you. Keep fighting, don’t give up, even when it’s hard. I love you. |
| 470 | 5-24-2023 10:08:53 | anarchy, united states of america | we, as humans, should have the right to love who we love, and live our lives to the fullest. it truly does not affect others, yet they seem to make it their business. by not accepting us, you have directly contributed to the high suicide rates of queer people. i can only hope that the Seoul Pride Parade will be able to commence as in the previous years, you deserve it. |
| 471 | 5-24-2023 10:12:53 | Name: Em - Country: United States of America | Sending all my love to all Korean queer folk! You have been fighting so hard for your rights, and even if I can only watch from a distance, watching your battle has been very inspiring to me as a fellow queer person. I stand in solidarity with you all, and I know that if you continue persevering life will only continue to improve! So keep going, and never give up 💗 |
| 472 | 5-24-2023 10:27:45 | Nikki, USA | We deserve to be seen as people too! The LGBTQ+ community only aims to spread positivity and the message of loving all aspects of yourself. No one has the right to judge others based on harmless differences like this. |
| 473 | 5-24-2023 10:43:43 | lesbian from singapore :3 | everyone deserves to celebrate themselves! and i believe this goes for the queer community too. |
| 474 | 5-24-2023 10:43:48 | andy, france | you're not alone <3 |
| 475 | 5-24-2023 10:44:10 | andy, france | thanks for existing <3 |
| 476 | 5-24-2023 10:44:20 | Tris from Australia | No matter how hard they try to erase us, the queer community will stand strong through it all. Discrimination against human differences will not survive the growth and change of humanity, it is only a matter of time. Keep fighting! |
| 477 | 5-24-2023 10:54:18 | Jayden from The United States of America | All queer people deserve a chance to be themselves, even if it's just for a few hours a year. Taking away this right is just hateful. |
| 478 | 5-24-2023 10:56:33 | chris singapore | Queer people deserve to express and celebrate their queerness without discrimination❤️ |
| 479 | 5-24-2023 11:02:05 | Rose, USA | This is a clear act of discrimination and hate; queer people should have the right to celebrate their own existence freely. |
| 480 | 5-24-2023 11:17:16 | Astrid. Australia. | Queer people already have nothing in Korea. You refuse them even one day to celebrate themselves? That is heartless. These are your citizens too. The world sees what you are doing and that you’re on the wrong side of history. |
| 481 | 5-24-2023 11:19:55 | Addy from Canada | One's right to love who they love should be seen as more important than another's right to hate someone for who they are. Let's stand up for love to triumph over hate. |
| 482 | 5-24-2023 11:21:25 | Erinn - USA | I think it feels like everything is getting worse for us in a lot of places, but we're going to see a better future because we have to. All my love to you across the ocean 🏳️🌈 |
| 483 | 5-24-2023 11:32:31 | Sterizt, USA | Without love, there is only hate, and hate is loved by too many. Love is hated for its complex emotions, but at the same time we love everything. Let us love, well LOVE! |
| 484 | 5-24-2023 11:38:13 | Evan, United States | In the state that my home country, even my home state of Florida is in. I look at other countries like South Korea, one that used to be so anti-LGBTQIA+ opening its heart to the community and enacting laws to protect our community, finally, and I see hope for the future. I see a land that I could maybe one day have a good life in. But, this tears all of that hope away. The city of Seoul needs to take back the wrong doings of forbidding the Seoul Queer Parade from the Seoul Plaza and show that they won't stand for this type of discrimination. It's not only a slap in our face to forbid the parade, but to replace it with a Christian event, a community, especially to those in America, that have been constantly trying to take away our rights, is a direct punch in the face. Fix your mistakes, Seoul. |
| 485 | 5-24-2023 11:40:09 | joci 😊🥸 | queer ppl so cool and baguette 🤑🔥 |
| 486 | 5-24-2023 11:47:53 | Kathleen, USA | I stand with the quiet community in Seoul! Queer people everywhere deserve to live, laugh, celebrate and have equal human rights ♥️ |
| 487 | 5-24-2023 11:50:43 | Ba from Maine USA | Hello my lovely queer family!!! I want you to know that I am with you in great spirit! Sending you love and praise, as you shine so brilliant, when you are standing in your truth! We deserve to live at peace and happiness and in open arms, as I’m holding you in mine! Thank you for living and loving at the same time as me in this world, bravely together! Hold on to your fighting spirit! I love you so much! Stay strong and beautiful and always stay you! ♥️ we are magic ⭐️ |
| 488 | 5-24-2023 11:56:43 | Luis - Colombia | He visto a mi hermano luchar contra la opresión solo por querer ser lo que realmente es. Todo eso me hace preguntarme, ¿Porque yo puedo ser yo mismo sin problemas, pero él enfrenta tantas adversidades solo por querer ser quien es de verdad? Love is love. |
| 489 | 5-24-2023 12:01:13 | 마리아, 미국 | The LGBTQIA+ community deserves to have the time and space to celebrate and gather together. I stand in solidarity with the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. If a Christian organization can gather in public then so can the Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 490 | 5-24-2023 12:07:50 | Ba, Maine, USA | “How are you supposed to be believed about the harm that you experience when people don't even believe that you exist? “ - Alok Vaid-Menon
It it 2023 & this hatred on our Queer family’s right to live at peace and safety is becoming embarrassing and so shameful! It’s time to evolve as it has always been foreseen! Our queer family (MY queer family of South Korea) of the world has ALWAYS been here and you will never erase us. I stand and cry out in solidarity with my queer family of Korea. We have a right to be here and to be seen as human like anyone else! Enough is enough. Evolve with us in love and kindness. The world needs community more now than ever, will you really leave yourself behind? Let us all move and grow as a unit.
Give South Korea every measure of their Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 491 | 5-24-2023 12:07:59 | Moon, India. | Sending lots ofsupport and love. We stand with Seoul Queer Cultural Festival. |
| 492 | 5-24-2023 12:19:54 | Gracelynne West, United States (California) | Creating safe spaces dedicated to and in celebration of queer and trans Koreans is an act of survival and a reminder that they exist. Please don’t take this away from our LGBTQ community in Seoul. |
| 493 | 5-24-2023 12:22:36 | Nia Anouk from Germany | I hope Korea will be able to be more supportive of queer culture and people. Wishing you all the best ♡ Everyone should be able to live their life to the fullest and be themselves! |
| 494 | 5-24-2023 12:27:50 | Sandhya, United States of America | As an American queer person, I absolutely stand with Q.IX and queer Korean people and want them to be able to celebrate queerness and queer joy in a safe way. Since quite a few religious groups have often made people feel unsafe in their queerness, it would be unreasonable to ask these two groups to coexist on the same day. Please help your queer citizens feel safe and supported and move the other event to a different day. |
| 495 | 5-24-2023 12:50:32 | Payton U.S.A | LGBTQIA+ exist and deserve to be able to celebrate and be comfortable in who they are. We’re not going anywhere and we will stand together against this blatant homophobia. |
| 496 | 5-24-2023 13:01:33 | Yulian de México 🇲🇽 | We all have the right to express our comfort and with it our identity, that we don't care about anything it tells us, as part of the LGBTQ+ community we will face many things,We'll be free |
| 497 | 5-24-2023 13:21:32 | Chantelle, South Africa | I support the Seoul Queer Parade!! |
| 498 | 5-24-2023 13:22:26 | fire, indonesia | thank you for your hard work. it must be not easy, standing for gay rights in a homophobic country. sending much loves from here. |
| 499 | 5-24-2023 13:32:59 | Reilly | Everyone deserves to be safe,to be loved,comfortable in their community
Deserves to have a place in their community |
| 500 | 5-24-2023 13:34:13 | Angel- Mexico | Stand stronger and louder than before. The world knows how unfair this issue is and stands together with you |
| 501 | 5-24-2023 13:41:18 | Bel from Canada 🇨🇦🫶🏼 | QI.X fighting!! You guys are so brave and amazing for speaking out and being the faces of a queer group in Korea. You have my support!! |
| 502 | 5-24-2023 13:42:38 | Danielle Miller, USA | The LGBTQ+ community of Seoul and the greater Seoul area deserve a space to be celebrated and accepted. These individuals are mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, friends, or something in between and most importantly, are hard working citizens who want to feel safe in their own country. Restricting LGBTQ+ spaces will not restrict the community, so there is no point of trying to erase who someone truly is. |
| 503 | 5-24-2023 13:59:14 | mir , usa | No one deserves to be discriminated against. Many individuals that are part of or stand with LGBTQIA+ should be allowed to celebrate, connect freely, happily and comfortably. There's no legitimate reason to not let a group of people have a parade and enjoy a special event. To those that think LGBTQIA+ is forcing or persuading others into it, please re-think and know the only people who are forcing anything are the ones that are close minded and don't know how to create a safer, more unprejudiced environment. |
| 504 | 5-24-2023 14:02:12 | Dain, Lithuania | coming from a country where being queer is not as easy as well, i wish you all strength. the situation is really unfair and discriminatory, however we are strong and we’ll forever stand together |
| 505 | 5-24-2023 14:41:41 | Charlotte, France | La célébration des vies queer est un événement important qui ne doit pas être effacé par la discrimination. Bon courage pour ce combat, vous avez tout mon soutien. Force à vous ! |
| 506 | 5-24-2023 14:44:16 | Pablo, Spain | Giving my full support to all people affected by this. Claim your right to use the plaza, they owe you that!! |
| 507 | 5-24-2023 14:56:01 | Izzy, Australia | Everyone should be able to celebrate and have pride in their identity!! Fighting!!! <333 |
| 508 | 5-24-2023 15:02:34 | jayme, usa | you guys are breaking barriers and making kpop a more inclusive place. i stand with you guys |
| 509 | 5-24-2023 15:03:49 | Elene. Basque Country, Spain | I think this kind of events give us, queer people, the visbility we need, a safe space to be happy on and the opportunity to meet more people who gets us. We can learn so much from these and they can help us learn about ourselves too. I hope this is helpful and that you’ll get to do the festival anyways. Love you, Elene.🖤🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 510 | 5-24-2023 15:04:15 | Nat | I hope one day we can express ourselves freely without being judged and hated for who we are |
| 511 | 5-24-2023 15:10:41 | Julian - Poland | to every queer person in Korea - stay strong! i know it’s hard, but keep fighting. hopefully one day we will be able to live in a world that is a welcoming place to every person<3 |
| 512 | 5-24-2023 15:31:29 | Ray, USA | The LGBTQ+ community is full of so much love and support. We have survived so much vitriol and we will continue to thrive no matter what any opposition says. To all my queer siblings in South Korea, I love you and you will get through this. We will get through this. Together. |
| 513 | 5-24-2023 15:44:22 | chanie, germany | the lgbtqia+ community is my family. it is sad to see how my family still gets disrespected and discriminated nowadays even though the world is changing and becoming more open and accepting. there's nothing greater to have than family and i will always stand beside every single member in the community to support them <3 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 514 | 5-24-2023 15:47:09 | chloe (ﾉ´ з `)ノ (🇲🇾) | hi!! It makes me rlly sad that there is still such countries that disregard communities in 2023!! ｡･ﾟﾟ*(>д<)*ﾟﾟ･｡ i wish that uu will stay safe during this time!! (*^^*)♡ |
| 515 | 5-24-2023 15:51:35 | 삐삐 & 한국 | 못하게 한다고 해서 우리가 포기하고 하지 않을 것 같은가요? 우리를 500번 모르는 척한다면 기꺼이 그 문을 501번 두드릴 것입니다. 이 폼을 작성하면서 문득 느낀 거지만 QI.X의 팬인 게 자랑스럽고 기뻐요. 7월 1일에 기쁜 마음으로 QI.X의 무대를 볼 수 있길 바랍니다. ♡ |
| 516 | 5-24-2023 15:51:40 | Xin , United States | I feel like it was truly horrible, imagine being so excited to fully express yourself around others. People you felt comfortable with and after not being able to celebrate who you are because of Covid and put a Christian organization above the message of loving yourself and being proud of who you are is outrages. This just express’s which side South Korea favors, how could you let people who strongly have hatred for queer people, tell us we’re going to hell for being who we are take the place of a queer festival. The amount of disrespect that you just showed to all of the queer community that you don’t care about us, you care about the publicity, the you think you did a good act by allowing this Christian organization favoritism to the venue but you didn’t, you failed miserably, queer people demanded an apology for the horrible way you treated them. It would be unfair to reschedule an event when it should have rightfully been done on the respectful date, time and proper venue. Stop treating queer people with this idiotic level of discrimination and disrespect, we are people too, we want the freedom to express ourselves, be ourselves and celebrate it. The queer community of Seoul deserves an apology. |
| 517 | 5-24-2023 16:18:47 | Name: Sabrina Palmer, Country: India | Just want to say that, disregarding and trying to stopping a peaceful parade is absolutely dumb. |
| 518 | 5-24-2023 16:29:22 | kai, united states | we're here, we're queer, and if you don't give us rights we're a pain in the rear <3 |
| 519 | 5-24-2023 16:32:04 | Martha, UK | ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤🤍 |
| 520 | 5-24-2023 16:51:12 | Hida, France | I send strentgh to the Korean LGBTQIA+ community who are dealing with discrimination and queerphobia |
| 521 | 5-24-2023 16:54:43 | Ethan & America | It’s so important for LGBT people to be able to express themselves and they deserve the same right to express themselves that everyone else does! |
| 522 | 5-24-2023 17:17:07 | Ella, Australia | Let queer people express themselves freely! <3 |
| 523 | 5-24-2023 17:20:46 | Makaila - USA | Support LGBTQIA+ pride! Us queers aren't going anywhere!✊🏼 |
| 524 | 5-24-2023 17:38:11 | YuukoKagami. Canada. | Queer Rights are Human Rights; Trans Lives Matter; I stand with the Korean Queer community as much as I stand with my country's Queer community. Love is Love. |
| 525 | 5-24-2023 17:49:04 | Frida, Sweden | LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. |
| 526 | 5-24-2023 17:59:40 | Pluto, Brazil. | the korean government's conduct is unacceptable, i support the right of lgbtqia+ people to be able to demonstrate in a parade.
I strongly oppose such unreasonable decision by the Seoul city government in solidarity with Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 527 | 5-24-2023 19:45:57 | Elia from Germany | It is unfair to not allow queer people to fight for their rights, for their basic human rights. Same sex love or being transgender is nothing unnatural and has been around for as long as mankind. None of this is new. None of this is something you can take away from us. We'll continue being gay, ace, trans, inter* because it is nothing you can decide. We just are. And we will always be. We're human. Just like you. |
| 528 | 5-24-2023 19:58:33 | Lea, France | Never give up ! One day, we're all gonna be able to live as freely as we want and need ! 🫶 |
| 529 | 5-24-2023 20:57:23 | Ren S , USA | Loves, I am so sorry for the bs happening right now. The community deals with enough without being shut down more. The fact nobodies done anything about it just makes it more horrid. We deserve the same respect as anybody else. The community will keep fighting and won’t stay hidden no matter what anybody pulls. Keep your heads up 🫶 |
| 530 | 5-24-2023 21:00:00 | Sussanna du Plessis / South Africa - Perú | Love is love and everyone has the right to love. As a person with friends and family in the LGBTQIA+ they have my full support. |
| 531 | 5-24-2023 21:16:42 | Stefania, Italy | My heart is with you |
| 532 | 5-24-2023 21:22:23 | Tiffany - France | Please just let us be regular people, with regular life and regular rights. We just want a space to celebrate who we are and lick our wounds without fear of being judged or hurt. Just let us be is what we ask for. |
| 533 | 5-24-2023 21:24:50 | charlie nox of the united states | i wish all the best for the queers of south korea, and stand with you during this scary and uncertain time 💙💙💙 |
| 534 | 5-24-2023 21:28:03 | eris, brasil | please don't give up guys! they win when we stop fighting! give you all until the end! |
| 535 | 5-24-2023 21:28:10 | Luke, UK | Pride parades are an incredibly important part of queer culture and history, and an important way to show that queer people are here to stay and are not going to stay hidden. Disallowing an LGBT+ organisation from holding a pride event in a plaza that anyone is supposed to be allowed to use is discrimination, plain and simple. I stand in solidarity with Seoul Queer Parade and the Korean LGBT+ community as a whole. |
| 536 | 5-24-2023 21:30:15 | Aizhana, Kazakhstan | Wishing our fellow queer friends from South Korea all the strength you need to get through this difficult time ♡
You have our unconditional support and if they try to silence you, we will be your voice and speak up with united force! We will always be there for you and fight until justice is served.
You're all valid, loved and valued and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Queer Rights are Human Rights!!
Love, Aizhana |
| 537 | 5-24-2023 21:33:04 | Canada | LGBTQ+ Citizens have the right to gather and hold events in public spaces (just as any other citizen does), denying that in this way was very disgraceful. We will always stand together against this type of discrimination. |
| 538 | 5-24-2023 21:34:40 | Ash, Poland | To the LGBTQIA+ community of South Korea: Keep your heads up proudly and don't give up! Stay visible and speak up! Let's fight for equality together and all over the world! |
| 539 | 5-24-2023 21:35:19 | Hlìf, Canada | The level of discrimination shown by the Seoul Metropolitan Government against the LGBTQIA+ community is inhumane and unacceptable. I can only speak for myself, but as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community in Canada, I am deeply concerned by these actions taken against a well-established event like the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community, please listen to their voices. No one is equal until we all are equal. |
| 540 | 5-24-2023 21:38:06 | Rebekah, England | I stand with LGBTQ+ people in South Korea. They deserve a time to spread love, joy and be unapologetically themselves. |
| 541 | 5-24-2023 21:39:47 | Varian, Poland | Nikt nie powinien być wykluczany za to kim jest, niezależnie od orientacji, kraju pochodzenia czy koloru skóry. Love you all <3 |
| 542 | 5-24-2023 21:40:41 | Kris from England | I see you, I’m with you. Keep fighting, love will win!!! |
| 543 | 5-24-2023 21:41:26 | Fran McAlpine from the UK! 🇬🇧 | Pride stands for courage, it stands for justice, and most of all it stands for LOVE. LOVE is LOVE. Don’t be afraid to be who you are and express yourself in any which way you choose. QI.X have joy and confidence in who they are, which inspires me to have the same. I love you guys so much and I’m so proud of what you’re doing to empower us in the LGBTQIA+ community. QI.X fighting! ❤️ |
| 544 | 5-24-2023 21:42:33 | Hannah - USA | I stand with the LGBTQIA community because they are my family. After realizing I am asexual, the community has welcomed me with open arms. They make me feel safe and happy. Not once have I felt threatened by the community. I have felt uncomfortable and disgusted by the Christian/Catholic church for their ignorance and their bigotry towards our community. As a member of the Catholic Church I am absolutely appalled by the hate. Jesus loved and supported everyone. |
| 545 | 5-24-2023 21:50:01 | 리사, 핀란드 | No matter how much effort bigots put in trying to silence us, the LGBTQIA+ community will never die
All the love
다같이 싸우자고 사랑하자 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 |
| 546 | 5-24-2023 21:50:22 | Kei - Germany | It saddens me to see how many countries and governments insist on siding with the intolerant side of history. We learn time and time again, as a human race, that tolerance, love, and support open the doors to a happier and healthier community. Yet so many people refuse to see beyond their own gut reactions to better society for everyone. Love wins 🌈💜 Love each other 🩷🤍🩵 |
| 547 | 5-24-2023 21:57:50 | Name: Kim F Country: USA | We can never live in a fair world until everyone is given the chance to love and be themselves freely! These are basic human rights we are born with, and to deny that is unacceptable. We stand with the Seoul Queer Parade and the Korean queer community. |
| 548 | 5-24-2023 22:04:02 | Yemna - France | Qui que vous soyez, vous êtes légitimes de ce que vous ressentez et personne n’a le droit de contester <3 |
| 549 | 5-24-2023 22:06:27 | Hanako 花子, from U.S. | I don’t live in Korea, but I do believe that everyone should feel comfortable with who they present themselves as. Male, female, trans, bi, pansexual, gay, etc. The citizens of Korea deserve that much comfort at least. I know throughout the countries LGBTQ+ rights are still an ongoing work in progress but we must start somewhere. |
| 550 | 5-24-2023 22:10:27 | Angela, Trinidad and Tobago | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community of Seoul. That an annual celebration of community in a public space can be prevented this way is an act of discrimination. It is clear that the Seoul Metropolitan Government has made a loud and biased choice to not only prevent the event, but to elevate the hateful voices of another community that actively calls for damnation against the queer community. This act sends the harmful message that the queer community is unwelcome to participate safely and openly as members of the Seoul community. For a city that prides itself on forward thinking, this lack of acceptance of members of their own people shows an unfortunate backwards step in their aim for progress. |
| 551 | 5-24-2023 22:20:32 | Cinta | It’s time for a change. Religion should not be used to spread hate or discrimination. When God ask for His creation to sing, will us LGBTQ+ not be a part of His choir ? The answer is we will be as God creates Us with no mistake. So when we come out or reveal our true gender, it’s not a mistake. God knows our future more than us, He planned it all and love us. Stay strong and always love thy neighbour 🤍 |
| 552 | 5-24-2023 22:22:16 | juniper (south africa) | Access to use public recreational centres for leisure and entertainment is a basic right that is for ALL citizens. Discriminating against Queer people in these spaces will not intimidate us into hiding. It only shows the lack of humility on your part. We stand with the Seoul Queer Community from all places around the world. LIGHTS UP!! |
| 553 | 5-24-2023 22:31:11 | Micaela - Argentina | Queer people deserve to use the Seoul Plaza as much as anyone else, and it's already a tradition to hold their Festival there. Queer people have human rights and should be respected! |
| 554 | 5-24-2023 22:52:21 | Sinclair, Czech Republic | there is no reason other than hatred to not allow the festival to be held there. I really hope the government changes its mind or that the festival will be able to be held somewhere else. sending all the love to queer people in South Korea |
| 555 | 5-24-2023 22:52:24 | Ikki - Brazil | I hope that the South Korean LGBTQIA+ community is respected and that they have their rights as citizens protected as the law should do ... it is shocking to know that a country so advanced in the academic area is regressing so much socially , I mean that all of us in the community have that we remain united to fight for our rights! that your are incredible and strong , do not lower your heads to people who preach false moralism , we are all people with unique personalities and dreams , do not give up fighting , sending positive forces and a bear hug to face it with their heads held high 💪🐻 |
| 556 | 5-24-2023 22:58:24 | Maddie Cardoza, USA | LGBTQ / Queer people are allowed to exist in public just like anyone else! To deny us the use of a public space is an act of bigotry and hatefulness that doesn’t benefit anyone. It is shameful to act on hatred instead of love and acceptance. Let’s work towards a peaceful coexistence instead. |
| 557 | 5-24-2023 23:00:15 | Alex | Yo me opongo firmemente a lo que quiere hacer el gobierno, ya que va haber mucha discriminación, estaría bueno que hagan otro día el desfile cristiano. Y de paso, me encanta lo que están haciendo, me gustaría ir 😿 |
| 558 | 5-24-2023 23:05:21 | Jonathan United States | I strongly oppose such unreasonable decision by the Seoul city government in solidarity with Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 559 | 5-24-2023 23:05:30 | Bambi from germany | Even if it seems like theres no light. Trust me someday amd somehow there will be a change |
| 560 | 5-24-2023 23:05:56 | Jill (they/them) from U.S. | As a queer, non-binary Korean American adoptee, I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ community in Seoul. Replacing the Seoul Queer Parade with a Christian event will not silence LGBTQIA+ folks from celebrating their expansive existences. As a diasporic Korean impacted by human trafficking greenlit by the Korean government, I see the blatant disregard for its Korean people. It is shameful that the government continues to try and silence our voices and our existences, but at least the government is now openly showing that they discriminate against their own people so we know who to direct our anger and mistrust towards. I am excited to be reunited with my queer family in my home country and celebrate our love regardless of where we celebrate!! 💜✨🌈 |
| 561 | 5-24-2023 23:11:04 | Luna, Brazil | You can do it! The LGBTQ+ community has save millions of young queer people's lifes around the world. It should not be acceptable to remove a parade that celebrates inclusion, love and hapiness to put a parade that celebrates hate and exclusion while promoting conversion teraphy that is considered torture by the medical and scientifical community. It does not help and make thousands of poeple kill themselfs as well as having huge amounts of fiscal, sexual and emotional abuse as comproved through inumerous investigations. That is a reason it is ban in most developed countries. Say NO to hate! |
| 562 | 5-24-2023 23:12:17 | Nat Frederick, Chile | Youre valid 24/7 <3 |
| 563 | 5-24-2023 23:12:48 | Nat, Chile | Tu existencia no es un error, es una revolución |
| 564 | 5-24-2023 23:13:54 | charly, france | i love you <3 |
| 565 | 5-24-2023 23:14:54 | Name: Hero Country: United States | I believe in everybody! You can be who you want to be & should be aloud to do it without fear. You're all doing amazing and I hope you continue to live in a world supported by your friends and family !! |
| 566 | 5-24-2023 23:19:10 | Drea from Venezuela | Please open the plaza for LGBTQIA+ individuals to celebrate pride. Pride is simply a safe space for people to share happiness and spread love and kindness, which everyone deserves. I stand in solidarity with everyone who is hoping to be able to celebrate their identity. I send all my love 🩷 |
| 567 | 5-24-2023 23:24:51 | AJ, Canada | I stand solidarity with Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade! LGBTQIA+ citizens are citizens, too! |
| 568 | 5-24-2023 23:25:11 | Paulina, Guatemala | Espero que algún día todos seamos libres de celebrar nuestra identidad sin miedo ni restricciones, mucha fuerza para la comunidad LGBTQIA+ en corea, hay que seguir luchando por lo que merecemos!! Les mandamos mucho amor y apoyo para el Seoul Queer Parade desde latam💕 |
| 569 | 5-24-2023 23:28:28 | Cha, Switzerland | Let's stay strong together ! I wish for all my queer friends to be able to be themselves freely and without fears ! |
| 570 | 5-24-2023 23:30:10 | Alan - USA | We've seen too much hatred towards marginalized folks, we need to let people live in peace and free from discrimination. Pride is about queer folks right to exist in this world, erasing them is in the purview of dictators and despots, not a major governmental entity of a forward-thinking nation |
| 571 | 5-24-2023 23:45:25 | Hyeyeon | I really hope the people in the government change their minds and let you guys have the parade^^ |
| 572 | 5-24-2023 23:48:40 | Iara, Brasil | We EXIST are worth, important I like to remember it everytime the government try to stop us. We are a communit you are no alone <3 |
| 573 | 5-24-2023 23:54:51 | I’m Leo from Germany | I hope that the Seoul Queer Parade can take place. It’s very important to fight for our rights and the fact that the parade got replaced by an event hosted by a Christian organization makes me really sad and angry. The parade is not just an event where you can meet other queer people, it’s a parade where you get access to education and where you fight for basic human rights. Please stay strong everybody! Together we will reach our goals! |
| 574 | 5-25-2023 0:01:45 | Jay - United States | Queer Pride is a protest, and parades are demonstations of radical love and acceptance. We do not ask permission for these, we ask you to move out of our way. Queer community will only grow stronger if you block our way, and our voices grow louder when silenced. |
| 575 | 5-25-2023 0:01:46 | 한울-한국 | 우리와 함께 살아주세요,
우리 역시 당신들의 국민입니다 |
| 576 | 5-25-2023 0:06:13 | aesteriya | I stand with the Korean queer community in their right to use Seoul Plaza for events! It is discrimination to disallow such a right in favor of the events of a majority group! |
| 577 | 5-25-2023 0:06:20 | Noah, United States / 노아, 미국 | To all queer people in Korea - I love you so much!! You are so strong, beautiful, and brave. From one member of the LGBT to another, I will be rooting for y'all from across the ocean!!
한국의 모든 성소수자 여러분 - 정말 사랑합니다!! 당신은 너무 강하고 아름답고 용감합니다. 성소수자 멤버부터 다른 멤버까지 바다 건너에서 응원하겠습니다!! 절대 포기하지 마시고, 당신이 얼마나 놀라운지 알아주세요. (I used a translation app, My apologies if this is incorrect) |
| 578 | 5-25-2023 0:11:20 | My name is sam,my country is Venezuela | Mucha suerte para todos! Los amo! ustedes son muy fuerte💗 |
| 579 | 5-25-2023 0:11:39 | Mesalina/Poland | I strongly support Seoul Queer Parade! |
| 580 | 5-25-2023 0:17:26 | Devin, United States | Everyone deserves to be who they are without fear. |
| 581 | 5-25-2023 0:25:24 | ABT from Philippines | In 2019, one of the biggest kpop idol of her generation named Bom was asked in a public platform if she supports LGBTQ+ people and she answered it with so much love for you all by saying "I love everybody! Everybody is Equal. Everybody is a Friend." That is one of the most important messages I have heard. Regardless of how you express yourself and love, you are a friend. Regardless of where you are, you are my equal and I will treat you as my equal. The LGBTQIA+ community has been fighting for equality and acceptance for a long time. It's 2023 and it's time to make their voices heard and help build a society with a space for everyone to co-exist. I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community of South Korea and all the LGBTQIA+ communities of the world. |
| 582 | 5-25-2023 0:36:02 | Kat | the decision to disallow the use of the Seoul Plaza for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023 to replace it with an event hosted by a Christian organization is blatant discrimination and completely unacceptable and unreasonable. |
| 583 | 5-25-2023 0:41:50 | Riley, Portugal (but living in Seoul) | We’re here and we’re queer! We have the right to occupy public space and live openly, safely and happily. We have the right to use the Seoul Plaza, with no discrimination! |
| 584 | 5-25-2023 0:45:34 | Zar & Singapore | Queer people are human too 💗 |
| 585 | 5-25-2023 0:45:52 | Remi from USA | Gathering in public spaces should be a right, especially to celebrate an identity that has historically been marginalized. The LGBTQ community deserves support, not further oppressed. |
| 586 | 5-25-2023 0:46:54 | Juniper | For all the queer Koreans you deserve a platform to celebrate your pride and identity. I stand with this parade and all the queer Koreans discrimination and ai hope this issue is resolved that benefits the festival and the queer community |
| 587 | 5-25-2023 0:50:18 | Charleett Romero, México | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community in Seoul, in Korea, and in all the world. |
| 588 | 5-25-2023 0:50:33 | Gabby and Canada | I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community & I believe they should have rights to celebrate & be who they truly are without prejudices !! do better for the queer community Seoul Government they are humans just like you & me !! |
| 589 | 5-25-2023 0:50:39 | Niel & England | F*ck the government…I hope y’all are safe over there AND BE HAPPY |
| 590 | 5-25-2023 0:51:14 | Mary C., USA | A public space means all people should be able to use it regardless of identity. Shutting down the parade doesn’t stop the LGBTQIA+ people who live there from existing. I stand with the Korean queer community and the Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 591 | 5-25-2023 0:52:23 | Juju- USA | This is unacceptable. Queer people deserve a space free of judgement and prejudice just like everyone else. Queer pride shines light on a community that is constantly discriminated against just for existing. Stay strong my LGBTQIA+ community and know that you are not fighting this constant battle alone! |
| 592 | 5-25-2023 0:53:40 | Beth USA | I will always support my LGBTQIA+ siblings all over the world. You guys are amazing, keep being your real self! |
| 593 | 5-25-2023 0:55:11 | suzanne, poland | love has no limits to one gender, we all deserved to be cherished and happy |
| 594 | 5-25-2023 0:57:15 | Juno, UK | Banning the freedom of expression of people creates a boring society with a lack of Creativity and innovation. To hide queer voices is to hide art, and it is a disservice to the people of a nation to strip them of the ability to witness other people's experiences, especially when they are willingly provided. Minorities are not a threat - they are a blessing, and you will thrive if you accept them. |
| 595 | 5-25-2023 1:00:07 | Kaos | I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 596 | 5-25-2023 1:01:33 | Patrick | Silencing the oppressed in society is never a good look |
| 597 | 5-25-2023 1:01:58 | 영국 | 모든 사람이 법의 제지 없이 자유롭게 사랑할 수 있기를 바랍니다. |
| 598 | 5-25-2023 1:03:44 | Bella, Finland🇫🇮 | I wish South Korea would be more open to the LGBTQ+ community❤️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 599 | 5-25-2023 1:08:24 | Isabella from the United States | The LGBTQ+ community has faced many moments of discrimination throughout history. However, every time, we rally together and stand with pride. Preventing Pride from occurring in a public space is not only against principles, it promotes the idea that one part of humanity is less accepted than others. Love is love, and love is for all, and one moment of discrimination will not stop our community from rallying together and celebrating our differences. |
| 600 | 5-25-2023 1:08:31 | Evelyn, Finland | slay |
| 601 | 5-25-2023 1:10:54 | Lux, Poland | Hello! I really hope everything will be good for you, all lgbt people in South Korea and all around the world. Remember, you're loved, and you don't need to change, be yourself. People will love you for that. Stay strong! |
| 602 | 5-25-2023 1:13:50 | Kat ♡ | As a young lesbian who is still a little confused and scared, I am proud of people who are proud to show their true selves. Thank you for being an inspiration to me even though I don't know you personally. I am with you in this fight. 몸조심하시고 건강하게 드시기 바랍니다. |
| 603 | 5-25-2023 1:15:59 | Alex, USA | Love will always beat hate!!! I'm proud of you <3 |
| 604 | 5-25-2023 1:23:33 | Liza, Sweden | This is absolutely outrageous for the LGBTQIA+ community. It’s so ridiculous that people seem to be “scared” of other people just living their lives. I truly hope something gets done about this because this is just disgusting behavior on so many levels. I stand by the LGBTQIA+ community and the people who support them. Their voices shall not be unheard. |
| 605 | 5-25-2023 1:27:08 | Bria | The queer community has always had to fight for their right to exist and while it is hard to face those who wish to push us away, always know there are many who love and accept you without you having to demand that respect. Our rights are always threatened and revoked but that will never change the strength and love we have for each other. We will continue to advocate and protest until our rights, our existence are no longer questioned. It is a hard and exhausting fight, but please know you have support and love with every step. |
| 606 | 5-25-2023 1:28:53 | Ary, Sweden | We can't and won't be silenced. Our voices are stronger together. Sending all the love and solidarity |
| 607 | 5-25-2023 1:35:16 | Ozzy, United Kingdom | Every single person is beautiful in their own way, I am so proud of the brave members of the community around the world who are still fighting! You are incredible and inspirational and we will support you always, one day you will see the outcome of your efforts as we step closer every day to a world where everyone is loved and equal 🫶🫶🫶 Stay strong !! |
| 608 | 5-25-2023 1:42:27 | Melody & USA | LGBTQ+ FIGHTING! stay strong and be proud! |
| 609 | 5-25-2023 1:42:58 | Ola, Poland | I believe everyone is equal and can live they life however they want, with their partner |
| 610 | 5-25-2023 1:47:10 | Sylwia Poland | every person deserve to have basic rights! As a bisexual person myself I sympathise with you! You’re valid & you matter! We will get through this together! |
| 611 | 5-25-2023 1:49:39 | Mai, Colombia | this event should not be postponed because people who are part of the LGBT also deserve their space to share and be happy, I hope those old negative thoughts disappear soon! I hope the people who don't support change their thinking so bad because we are not hurting anyone 🥺✨ |
| 612 | 5-25-2023 1:50:02 | Suzie | Banning the queer community of South Korea from using the Seoul Plaza for such an event which holds an important meaning to the LGBTQ+ community all over the nation and the world is wrong and they are discriminating against these people. Keep fighting for our rights to celebrate who we are with bravery and honesty. We stand with the queer community and the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. |
| 613 | 5-25-2023 1:54:20 | Deborah & Italy | sending my full support and love ❤️🌈🫂 |
| 614 | 5-25-2023 1:56:52 | Destinie, United States | Seoul LGBTQIA+ citizens should have the rights that Christian citizens have to use the plaza, so it disgusts me that they don't. It is blatant discrimination. |
| 615 | 5-25-2023 2:00:30 | Nimish Malla & USA | I support the Korean people's right to be themselves and express their pride and unity together. Everyone should be given a fair chance to use the plaza to host an event, especially when that event represents a discriminated subculture and people. |
| 616 | 5-25-2023 2:01:57 | INDIA | I STAND WITH THE LGBTQIA+ CITIZENS OF SOUTH KOREA |
| 617 | 5-25-2023 2:06:43 | ness, poland | Love what you guys are doing, hoping for the best! |
| 618 | 5-25-2023 2:09:05 | Ari, Mexico, Mexico City. | It's a shame we still in a world where people can't be who they are freely.
We are the same as everyone else; it doesn't matter who you are, who you love or how you identify, we are all people, and we deserve the same respect as everyone else.
Stay strong, you are much more brave that you understand for being who you are in a world like this!
Mexico is with you all! |
| 619 | 5-25-2023 2:10:24 | Noun, USA | The refusal to allow the Seoul Queer Culture Festival and instead presenting a Christian organized event is a clear act of conservatism and anti-LGBT sentiment. I hope that Seoul and South Korea as a whole will continue to take steps towards diversity and inclusion as this rejection of LGBT pride along with the strong anti-feminist beliefs held within the country are upsetting and disconcerting to see. For all LGBT individuals in Seoul, your siblings across the world support you and love you. For QI.X, thank you for spreading awareness and for the joy you have already brought so many fans. Lots of love! |
| 620 | 5-25-2023 2:16:03 | Christina, USA | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community in Korea. Use the plaza for pride events as originally planned! |
| 621 | 5-25-2023 2:34:55 | Tati from Uruguay. | A diverse society is a prosperous one. I stand in solidarity with Korea's LGBTQIA+ community. We all have the human right to express and celebrate our identities without the fear of discrimination. |
| 622 | 5-25-2023 2:38:21 | Holly - United Kingdom | All people should be allowed to celebrate without being discriminated against, especially queer people, many who will be in need of the support that this parade gives. |
| 623 | 5-25-2023 2:51:21 | Mitsu Ramos. United States. | Queer people are people too! We deserve to be who we are without judgment and shame! Please let us express ourselves comfortably, peacefully and safely! |
| 624 | 5-25-2023 2:54:06 | Maya, USA | I stand with QI.X and the queer community in Seoul and all of South Korea! QI.X, don’t be discouraged! 화이팅! 넌 할수있어!!!! |
| 625 | 5-25-2023 3:20:34 | Tori - United States | pride is for everyone! love is love and we are all human trying to live happy lives regardless of our sexuality and we are all stronger when we stand together; queer or straight, trans or cisgender! <3 |
| 626 | 5-25-2023 3:20:36 | Lara from Argentina | we live in a modern world but still there are people like this who take us back to ancient times. this is unacceptable and everyone should be treated the same! love who you want to love, be who you want to be |
| 627 | 5-25-2023 3:23:09 | Sydney (United States) | Seoul Metropolitan Government:
It is extremely disappointing to hear about the hardships LGBTQIA+ citizens of Seoul are forced to endure at the hands of their own government. Your continual refusal to acknowledge them as equals is creating a worldwide belief that Korea, as a country, is failing in its social growth and progression.
In addition to actively harming your citizens by not providing sexual minorities with fair social liberties and legal protection, you are now violating your own discrimination policies by disallowing the use of Seoul Plaza for holding Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023. Instead, you have given the space to an openly bigoted and hostile Christian religious organization.
It is appalling and heartbreaking to witness this government regress into these outdated, discriminatory practices. Korea has proven itself to be an admirable national with its economical and technological advancements, but if you continue to create a hostile environment for LGBTQIA+ people (citizens and foreigners alike), your antagonism toward the community will overshadow those achievements on the global front.
At 26% (2021), Korea has the twelfth highest suicide rate out of the 195 countries in the world, and the highest among the 31 countries in the OECD. The leading cause of death for Korean youth (ages 10–19) is suicide, and these elevated rates are only exacerbated for LGBTQIA+ youth, as a multitude of research studies show that they are at increased likelihood to contemplate, plan, and attempt suicide.
As a major governing body, you are setting the standard for how your citizens interact with and treat sexual minorities. By continuing to discriminate against them and dismiss their pleas for equality, you are effectively condoning the harassment, stigmatization, and violence they experience each day.
Decisions like these actively encourage hostility and bigotry toward the LGBTQIA+ community, which means YOU are directly contributing to the rising rates of self-harm, substance abuse, and suicide rates among your own citizens.
For these reasons, I urge you to reconsider your decision to disallow the use of Seoul Plaza for holding Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023. The world is watching.
Sincerely,
Sydney (United States) |
| 628 | 5-25-2023 3:37:13 | Ronnie United States of America | Queer people all over the world stand with the gay community of South Korea. Everyone should be able to safely express their true self without fear of harm or persecution. The removal of the Seoul Queer Parade is a human rights violation and shows bigotry towards the LGBTQ citizens of South Korea |
| 629 | 5-25-2023 3:44:30 | Pearlie, from the United States | People shouldn’t have to fight for the right to exist, but we do. The fact that we’re still here, still fighting, shows how brave of a community we are. There are many of us all around the world, supporting you. |
| 630 | 5-25-2023 3:44:36 | Jessica, USA | This type of behavior by any government is unacceptable!! We are all people who deserve to be celebrated, regardless of who we love 🩷 |
| 631 | 5-25-2023 3:53:12 | Amulet , USA | the korean lgbtq+ community deserves to celebrate their pride and solidarity in comfort and safety, the actions taken by the christian organization are deliberate and discriminatory |
| 632 | 5-25-2023 3:57:52 | Simón, Chile | It’s unbelievable that such a thing can happen. Everyone should be able to express themselves on public spaces, specially the ones that have been discriminated for so long and don’t harm anyone. There’s isn’t a real reason to disallowing the Festival, the only reason is discrimination, STOP HATE |
| 633 | 5-25-2023 3:58:27 | Layla the United States | everyone is entitled the right to love who they live and if others try to prohibit that or are against that need to take a deeper look at themselves as individual and try to find the reason as to why they are so focused on other individuals lives. |
| 634 | 5-25-2023 4:16:10 | Georgia, Greece | I think that the decision to allow a Christian organization to hold their event on the same day and at the same place as the planned parade is definitely a politically motivated attempt at censoring and obstructing Pride & the queer community in Seoul. Queer Koreans have the right to celebrate themselves in their city without shame! As a trans woman from Greece, I stand with the LGBT+ community in Seoul and Korea. |
| 635 | 5-25-2023 4:37:21 | Kayla, USA | The LGBTQA community isn’t hurting anyone, we just want a place to gather and be happy. |
| 636 | 5-25-2023 4:39:26 | Divya, United States | Hi! When I heard about this I was unbelievably angry. They obviously scheduled the Christian organization event on the same day in order to have their event take priority and the pride parade to be canceled. This is clearly an act driven by hate and homophobia. As a bisexual person myself, I am heartbroken that queer people in Korea will not have this safe space to celebrate themselves on that day. I also want to say thank you to you, QI.X, for bringing attention to this. It is so inspiring that you guys are openly being yourselves and having pride in your identities in a country where you may not be as accepted and you guys make me happy as a young queer person. I love you all, and I hope we can get justice for LGBTQIA+ citizens. |
| 637 | 5-25-2023 4:45:10 | Annie, United States | People should not be shamed or punished for who they love or how they identify. Love should be celebrated. Being authentic to yourself is not a crime. |
| 638 | 5-25-2023 4:48:14 | Elena - El Salvador | sending all the love to korea’s lqbtq+ community!! i know how it feels to live in a country where you’re not allowed to be yourself in peace, so i hope we someday evolve into a world where we can all be free to love 💗 |
| 639 | 5-25-2023 4:58:22 | Hann - Mexico | I'm not exactly sure what to say, but, queer people are people too. We deserve to be able to express our identities freely, so I hope this will help the community in Seoul to do so! |
| 640 | 5-25-2023 4:59:06 | grace - ireland | respect everyone! this is blatant discrimination against the lgbtqia+ community |
| 641 | 5-25-2023 4:59:54 | Finn - United States | Queer people are still people. We deserve to exist and love the way we want, keep living colorfully <3 |
| 642 | 5-25-2023 5:01:31 | Eme from Turkey | As queer people, we must stand together! Everyone deserves to celebrate and love themselves! |
| 643 | 5-25-2023 5:02:14 | adaria, usa | LGBTQIA+ citizens are citizens, too! Erasure is not the answer |
| 644 | 5-25-2023 5:03:54 | Fay from the United States | Seoul Queer Parade is a beautiful event and such prejudice to prevent it from being held at the Seoul Plaza is complete discrimination and extremely unjust. |
| 645 | 5-25-2023 5:18:50 | Sika, Germany | LGBTQ people in Korea and everywhere in the world deserve every bit of love, support, resources and public space!! We must fight for our rights, give us the space! |
| 646 | 5-25-2023 5:19:10 | Ariana from Argentina | The community deserves to have this space to hold the festival! They have support from people all around the world |
| 647 | 5-25-2023 5:26:53 | Ushani, UK | Discrimination only divides people. Love, compassion and understanding are the true strengths! |
| 648 | 5-25-2023 5:43:17 | Jessica & United States | The Seoul Metropolitan Government should allow the Seoul Queer Culture Festival to continue in the Seoul plaza if they truly believe in no discrimination. People who are LGBTQIA+ are still people so they should be allowed to celebrate their culture if they want to. Never back down. |
| 649 | 5-25-2023 6:12:15 | Julie Yang, USA | I stand in solidarity with QI.X and all people of LGBTQIA+ identities in opposing the decision of the Seoul city government. This is an act of discrimination against LGBTQIA+ citizens who have the right to use the plaza for the pride parade. |
| 650 | 5-25-2023 6:15:32 | Athena, England | Everyone has the right to love. Stop this blatant discrimination. 한국에서 사는 LGBT분들 힘내세요! |
| 651 | 5-25-2023 6:35:03 | nykia - USA | Let the LGBTQ+ people in Korea live and celebrate their lives freely! Nobody should have to feel fear to express their true selves in their own country, and especially in the world. I will fight for/support the community forever and I pray all of you will get the justice you deserve. You are very precious to this world, please never forget that. |
| 652 | 5-25-2023 6:50:00 | Sama from Puerto Rico | The decision made by the Seoul Metropolitan government is unfair and discriminatory, everyone should have the same right to celebrate and express themselves in their cities. It’s a shame that in the modern times we’re living there’s a lot of people going backwards instead of moving forward but we won’t let them win, we can’t let them win |
| 653 | 5-25-2023 6:51:14 | Debby from Switzerland | As a queer poc I’m shocked and sad that the government canceled the pride. Pride means so much the the lgbtq+ community and to take it away from us hurts and makes me mad. We will not stay quiet and fight for our simple rights that we as human beings deserve as any straight cis person! |
| 654 | 5-25-2023 6:54:12 | Damian, USA | It's sad to see such blatant discrimination, especially directly from government. Choosing to approve a Christian event in the place of a pride shows ridiculous favoritism and is an insult to queer citizens. The rise of anti LGBT sentiment in the US as well is creating a difficult and potentially unsafe environment for many people, it's a scary time. |
| 655 | 5-25-2023 6:56:31 | Ren - Brazil | Although I don't live there anymore, I feel so ashamed right now to have been born in Seoul. I sincerely hope that the south korean queer people will be able to express themselves freely and fully! Please keep fighting for your rights, I'm standing with you guys! |
| 656 | 5-25-2023 7:03:53 | Azren, US | Discrmination should not be tolerated. This decision is one of hate. Allow the queer Seoul queer community to celebrate in the Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 657 | 5-25-2023 7:04:03 | mikula didier, united states of america | to everyone who shows proudly who they are and anyone who can't because it would be unsafe. no matter who you are, thank you for being you. things will get better and i will be happy to watch from afar |
| 658 | 5-25-2023 7:10:10 | 83 from the United States | I stand in solidarity with the Korean Queer Community! |
| 659 | 5-25-2023 7:12:45 | 헤이든, 미국 | 자신을 숨기며 살아온 퀴어들에게, 서울퀴퍼는 일년에 한번, 자신을 드러내고 자신과 같은 사람들을 만날 수 있는 평화와 화합의 자리였습니다. 서울 퀴어 퍼레이드가 예정대로 열릴 수 있도록, 미국에 사는 한국인 퀴어가 목소리를 보탭니다! 서울퀴퍼 화이팅! |
| 660 | 5-25-2023 7:31:45 | stephanie | The Seoul Government needs to wake up and quit treating Korean LGBTQ+ like second-class citizens. All people from all walks of life should be allowed to exist. Stop this hateful nonsense and reinstate the Seoul Queer Parade immediately! |
| 661 | 5-25-2023 7:35:49 | Camille, USA | Sending love and hugs to Seoul!! Solidarity forever! |
| 662 | 5-25-2023 7:49:19 | royal, united states | I stand in solidarity with the Seoul Queer Parade and share their disappointment and frustration in the face of this unreasonable and discriminatory decision. I believe that every individual, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should have the right to express themselves freely, celebrate their identities, and participate in public events without fear of discrimination or marginalization.
I respectfully urge the South Korean Government to reconsider its decision and recommit to the principles of equality, inclusivity, and non-discrimination. I encourage you to engage in constructive dialogue with the Korean queer community and the organizers of the Seoul Queer Parade, in order to find a mutually beneficial solution that upholds the fundamental rights and dignity of all individuals.
By embracing diversity and fostering an environment of acceptance, South Korea has an opportunity to be a beacon of progress and respect for human rights. I believe that together everyone can create a society that values and protects the rights and well-being of all its citizens. It’s time to give the LGBTQIA+ community a voice to be heard. |
| 663 | 5-25-2023 7:51:55 | Madison USA | As an LGBTQ+ supportor, this is absolutely a form of discrimination, we all should support our friends and even strangers that are in the LBGTQ+ community and let them know that they are worthy and are amazing. I hope if you're reading this that you know you are amazing and worth everything. |
| 664 | 5-25-2023 8:05:17 | Steph, USA | We love you!!! I hope you are finding hope, strength, and comfort in each other and in our worldwide community. |
| 665 | 5-25-2023 8:12:45 | Mads, United States | pride parades help so many people find solidarity with others, and studies have shown that queer people with one or more supportive person/people in their lives are much less likely to commit suicide and have much better rates of happiness |
| 666 | 5-25-2023 8:26:08 | Sian, UK | We stand in solidarity with the seoul queer parade, there is no place in this world for bigotry of any kind. Banning an event for people to celebrate their existence and be with their own people is disgusting. |
| 667 | 5-25-2023 8:49:31 | My name is Amanda, and i am from Brazil | Eu agredido que esse decisão do governo coreano foi péssima, mas não é surpresa afinal a opinião cristã (nada benéfica a quem faz parte da comunidade) vem crescendo nesse país é de maioria conservadora, desejo do fundo do coração um maior manifestamento das pessoas influentes e pessoas comuns no seu país possam se ompor veementemente a qualquer ação que prejudique as pessoas da comunidade lgbtqia+ (geralmente feita por conservadores cristãos) desejo tudo de bom pra vcs e que consigam vencer essa calça. |
| 668 | 5-25-2023 9:03:20 | noe | a pesar de todas las injusticias que vivimos las personas lgbt siempre seguimos luchando para ser más fuerte y lograr poder ser felices y libres, tienen todo mi apoyo y espero que puedan acabar con esta injusticia |
| 669 | 5-25-2023 9:07:03 | galena martinez, U.S.A. | The Seoul Queer Parade is a vital celebration of queer diversity among an undeniable marginalized minority of Korean citizens. It is for this reason that I firmly stand with the Seoul Queer Parade to be recognized furthermore as a traditional celebration for the exponentially growing queer community that continues to echo their identity, pride, and unity throughout the entire world. This parade means the difference of such individuals within a collective community to embrace one another, and in fact, has been for the past years. It is something that will not vanish into thin air, but rather a fight of sorts that will prove Seoul queer community’s strength and courage. It is not reasonable to place a Christian organization on that plaza at the same day. This is an act of defiance of the utmost importance of embracing ALL Korean citizens instead of fitting one narrative only. With Seoul being the most progressive city in the nation, this shutdown of the well-renowned queer parade remains at the eyes of the entire Queer community, LGBTQIA+ supportive groups around the globe including partnerships, communities, organizations, companies, and more. We must not fear the diversity of queer community, but rather our own inability to recognize the very need of supporting all non-threatening groups. Being queer does not mean you’re against order and chaos; being queer is who you are as a person — what makes you, you, who you love, your identity; and with this, it should not be matter of being able to exist around public spaces or not. Discrimination is not tolerated by any means to any group of people, and as such, we must all stand together to create a more loving world.
galenanguyenmartinez@gmail.com |
| 670 | 5-25-2023 9:17:15 | Peg - UK | All people deserve safety and support. The lgbtq community are asking to be granted the same rights as straight people. Let Seoul Pride happen so that they know that they are supported and loved and that Korea is a country where queer people are welcomed and embraced. |
| 671 | 5-25-2023 9:33:07 | 빙빙 - 대한민국 | 성소수자 권리 = 인권. 인권을 위해 함께 싸워요. |
| 672 | 5-25-2023 9:36:31 | Avery, USA | LGBTQ+ people in South Korea should have the right to express themselves. The Seoul Metropolitan Government should be ashamed of themselves for banning the Seoul Queer Culture Festival from the plaza. PRIDE FOREVER! |
| 673 | 5-25-2023 9:55:30 | katya | There's nothing wrong with letting the LGBTQIA+ stand together! Please allow Seoul Queer Culture Festival to be held. |
| 674 | 5-25-2023 10:13:15 | Alex | Open the plaza! |
| 675 | 5-25-2023 10:16:45 | Hagar & The United States of America | This plaza should used by any Korean Citizen. The use of the plaza by the Christian organization is retaliation. Queer Koreans exist and continue to live their lives in constant danger and discrimination. The Seoul Queer parade allows people to celebrate and give space to be happy. This action is another instance of the unjustness Queer Koreans face daily. |
| 676 | 5-25-2023 10:24:39 | Jaime, USA | I stan with the LGBTQ+ community in Korea. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 |
| 677 | 5-25-2023 11:16:50 | Luca, United States | so happy to see u guys being able to be yourselves and receive support from ur community! as a trans person, it makes me so validated to see u guys in the in the kpop industry. im so excited to watch you guys grow from here <3 |
| 678 | 5-25-2023 11:35:00 | E | It is horrible and disgusting that LGBTQ+ people in Korea can't even have one event to celebrate being themselves, and it's even worse that the festival was replaced with an event that clearly went against it. I hope that they are able to make the festival and parade happen at some point and I hope that some day LGBTQ+ people in Korea are treated better than they are right now. |
| 679 | 5-25-2023 11:37:09 | Heather, USA | Love and peace to all |
| 680 | 5-25-2023 11:37:44 | Dandy, Australia | Why suppress people like this? Simply because they are scared of losing power. You are strong and you are real and you will live forever as legends, while backwards conservatives will be forgotten and hated by their grandchildren. Be proud |
| 681 | 5-25-2023 11:46:40 | ash, usa | everyone has the right to celebrate who they are, regardless of their identity or beliefs. by not allowing the south korean lgbtqia+ community to celebrate their pride is against the idea of freedom of expression and no discrimination. everyone has the right to show their pride, and replacing the parade just shows that the government does not want to support their lgbtqia+ citizens. i stand in solidarity with the seoul queer culture festival and the lgbtqia+ community! |
| 682 | 5-25-2023 11:59:40 | Alex from the US! | please let the parade be held !!! being LGBTQ+ and celebrating is does not cause harm nor share any harmful ideas anywhere or to anyone! |
| 683 | 5-25-2023 11:59:52 | Ashley, USA | We cannot let such blatant discrimination go unnoticed. The LGBTQIA+ community in Seoul deserves better from its government—as does the queer community in Korea at large and worldwide.
Sending all my love to the Korean queer community right now. You deserve to be welcome in public spaces and to exist in all your pride and vibrancy, always. |
| 684 | 5-25-2023 12:10:46 | Uriel from Canada🇨🇦 | I beg you to reconsider this decision. Millions of queer people live in South Korea, to reject them from society and exclude them like this is incredibly detrimental to the younger generation of queer koreans who will see their queer peers be pushed away and feel unsafe in a country that they ahve always called home. Home should be a place where everyone is welcomed no matter their sexuality, orientation or identity, home should be a place where we allow people to be themselves, Korea is their home and preventing them from celebrating their happiness within their home is disgusting. |
| 685 | 5-25-2023 12:14:32 | tommie - united states | everyone deserves to love without discrimination. fighting for my brothers, sisters, siblings around the world to have the same freedoms to live our most authentic lives! |
| 686 | 5-25-2023 12:43:52 | Ali, USA | We support the Korean queer community, who deserve to be free of discrimination |
| 687 | 5-25-2023 14:08:59 | Evan Italy | let's normalise being happy and free as we truly are❤️ |
| 688 | 5-25-2023 14:13:24 | Aal Izz Well, Indonesia | We bleed the same color |
| 689 | 5-25-2023 14:22:29 | 동화. 대한민국. | 혐오와 차별속에서도 우리는 계속 빛날것입니다. |
| 690 | 5-25-2023 14:40:21 | Becca USA | I stand with my fellow LGBTQIA+ community in Seoul and support their fight for the equal rights they deserve! |
| 691 | 5-25-2023 15:17:56 | Rya from Romania | We bleed the same color. 🫶💖 |
| 692 | 5-25-2023 15:21:47 | Jay, USA | Please be on the right side of history. Standing in solidarity with the Korean LGBT+ community is the right thing to do. |
| 693 | 5-25-2023 15:27:34 | Jasmine, UK | we love our community - show some love! |
| 694 | 5-25-2023 16:41:02 | Finnleigh & The Netherlands | I can't imagine how disheartened the Korean queer community must feel. Other lgbtq+ people and allies all over the world live with you all! you may feel alone, but know that you aren't, we will fight for you and make your voice feel heard! |
| 695 | 5-25-2023 17:43:01 | Pax, Switzerland | The Queer Culture Festival deserves to take place and denying them that is denying them a basic right. Even though I can't be there, I stand with the Seoul Queer Culture Festival and with all queer people in South Korea. We are everywhere and we deserve to be seen. |
| 696 | 5-25-2023 17:55:00 | AJ | Queer people all around the world should be able to celebrate ourselves, without all of these nasty barriers in our way. We should be allowed to publicly love who we want and be able to talk about it, without fears of becoming an outcast. We should be allowed to host and take part in pride events and be happy, and hate how instead of moving forward we're moving backwards due to bigots. |
| 697 | 5-25-2023 19:54:27 | Ana, Brazil | LET'S GO |
| 698 | 5-25-2023 20:01:26 | E | I hope the day will come we can all celebrate our differences together and their beauty. Sending you strength, perseverance and strength. |
| 699 | 5-25-2023 20:07:30 | Soph, Australia | standing with you! thank you for making this world a brighter place, the government can never dim your light 🌟🌈 |
| 700 | 5-25-2023 20:21:42 | gayle | lgbt people are a political minority and thus they should be given their own space to celebrate who they are! |
| 701 | 5-25-2023 21:06:58 | Deems, Philippines | We are proud of you, please keep going forward. Thank you for always doing an amazing job!! ❤❤❤❤ |
| 702 | 5-25-2023 21:46:28 | Leona, America | I stand with the South Korean queer community! |
| 703 | 5-25-2023 21:57:20 | Mara, México. | Don't ever give up, you will win this and hatred will end. You are loved, you are important and you have magic in your heart. Don't stop dreaming. |
| 704 | 5-25-2023 22:24:48 | 교영 | 퀴어퍼레이드 흥해라 |
| 705 | 5-25-2023 22:27:42 | Micah - Australia | the gays forever slay!! we getting our bag and our rights!!! |
| 706 | 5-25-2023 22:28:41 | Zack from Spain | It's incredible all that you're doing
Keep with it! People from all the world are supporting you and will always do
Lots of love <3 |
| 707 | 5-25-2023 22:29:26 | nabi from puerto rico | please stay strong everybody and fight for your rights! don't take away pride from us! |
| 708 | 5-25-2023 22:31:04 | Sasha, France | Everyone should be able to celebrate who they are ! This discrimination is absolutely disgusting! Stand for who your are and be proud ! |
| 709 | 5-25-2023 22:33:34 | Alex, NYC, USA | The queer community in NYC stands with you! Pride is a joyful celebration but also a protest, and an act of resistance. Please know people around the world are both celebrating and resisting with you. I hope you have a beautiful festival this year. |
| 710 | 5-25-2023 22:35:46 | My name is Seven and I’m from America! | HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE!!! I love pride month and the events held during because it shows no matter how much people try to fight against us we will always come back and stronger!!! |
| 711 | 5-25-2023 22:39:40 | Loni, Poland | sending much love <3 stay strong! |
| 712 | 5-25-2023 22:42:33 | Connie, Chile | We deserve to celebrate with pride who we are, and in moments when they try to shut us up is when we have to speak the laudest. We are worth of love and we deserve to be ourself, and until the day they finally understand that we will keep fighting. Sending all my love to you!! |
| 713 | 5-25-2023 22:56:39 | Seven, USA | thank you for helping me feel more proud of my identity |
| 714 | 5-25-2023 22:57:11 | Quill, United States | This act of discrimination is disheartening and upsetting to see, from outside the country. I am apart of the Queer community, but even though I am international instead of national, I find things like this in other countries incredibly frustrating. You guys deserve to celebrate your culture and selves without dealing with things like this! |
| 715 | 5-25-2023 23:00:29 | My name is Hash and I from France 🇫🇷 | Je vous aimes tous, vous est tous magnifiques, n’ayez pas honte d’être qui vous êtes <33 |
| 716 | 5-25-2023 23:05:08 | N from Italy | The pride parade is a wonderful, cheerful event which doesn't hurt anyone, but denying the right to manifest who you are does hurt the citizens's freedom and the pride of the whole country. Seoul needs to show its colors and its voice to be heard loud and clear! Everybody knows even outside Korea that its community won't be silenced, not now, not ever, and as a modern day city it's a DUTY to regognize that! Let the world see your colors, Seoul!
(P. S. boring christians already have enough spaces to disrespect people using Jesus' message of love and acceptance wrongfully. I know, I'm italian) |
| 717 | 5-25-2023 23:08:51 | Mark — Canada | I am a gay trans male fan of kpop. Even though online fandoms here love to use slang and imagine their idols in same sex relationships, I have received verbal harassment from kpop fans when I express my
own transness or my queerness. I send my love to all those who feel betrayed by their communities. I see you. I love you. You are not alone and your love and your identity is beautiful and real — it is not some quirky trend for people to play with. Thank you so much QI.X for bringing our beauty from behind the screen to on the stage. I love you all. |
| 718 | 5-25-2023 23:15:54 | Mel, France | We are more than your prejudice, we are more than your cowardice. Diversity is humanity's best strength! Pride for all! |
| 719 | 5-25-2023 23:17:18 | David (Spain) | You are not alone. Even if you think you have no one, the queer community is a family and we support each other. Together we take care of each other, we fight to move forward. We can move forward and we can make a better world for ourselves and for everyone. Together we can make a totally free and fair world, where we are not afraid and no one suffers in any way. I am with you. We are in this together. I am by your side to support you even when you think there is no hope. There is hope. We can do it. We will make it. 🌈
There must be freedom to be yourself. No one is the one to say how we should be, we simply are who we are, we deserve love and respect just like anyone else. I sincerely hope that this unfair situation will be resolved. 💛 |
| 720 | 5-25-2023 23:17:49 | Ali from Canada! | We all deserve love, respect, and celebration! |
| 721 | 5-25-2023 23:26:01 | Aaqi South Africa | I stand with queer korean citizens. everyone deserves to live in peace and not have to face discrimination based on their identities. the seoul queer culture festival is vital for the community |
| 722 | 5-25-2023 23:35:51 | Elliot, United States | I stand with the korean queer community. It shows a lot of disrespect to hold an event for a group who commonly holds homophobic and transphobic beliefs in the same space as a queer community celebration. |
| 723 | 5-25-2023 23:41:22 | Fran, Portugal | It’s sad to see a country me and my kids would love to visit or move in to living 300 years behind… South Korea you can do better than this.. It’s not a 3rd world country so why act like it? Let people be happy. |
| 724 | 5-25-2023 23:45:28 | Jack (The Netherlands) | Everyone deserves a place to express theirselves. The more the government or other groups try to take that away from us, the more we will ask for it. We cannot be silenced for our self expression! I wish queer koreans the best of luck and be sure to never back down from things like these ❤️ |
| 725 | 5-26-2023 0:08:57 | Rebecca, UK | People can believe what they want, but it'll never be as important as human rights. I hope the government will come to understand that the freedom to love who you love is vital. |
| 726 | 5-26-2023 0:11:57 | Fran - 🇵🇭 | Let Queer people Slay |
| 727 | 5-26-2023 0:21:23 | Marissa, France | Regardless of the hate and homophobia, I we'll proudly with my community. I am so happy about everything we've achieved so far. It might not seem like a lot but it's so amazing when we think of all the progress ! I am so proud of us :3
화이팅 ! 💪😊 |
| 728 | 5-26-2023 0:30:31 | Besn, U.S.A | Good luck! |
| 729 | 5-26-2023 0:40:34 | 노아 미국 | As a foreigner studying abroad in Korea, I was able to experience the Seoul Queer Parade in 2022. It was an experience I will never forget. Although my understanding of Korean is not perfect, the amount of people in the area that were there to show love and support made my heart swell. We cannot let hatred win. We must always choose love over hate. |
| 730 | 5-26-2023 0:40:52 | Jasmine L, USA <3 | It is a shame to see how stagnant a country can be while the world is modernizing around them. Queer people have always existed, exist now, and will continue to exist forever. To all of those who feel alone - please remember you are not. Thank you for taking a stand for yourselves when it can be scary, I know that feeling all too well. I can’t promise that the fear will go away, but eventually the love will help you outgrow it. Stand tall and be proud! There is no shame in being who you are! |
| 731 | 5-26-2023 0:41:30 | Clauds USA | We’re all citizens of this world 🫶🏻 |
| 732 | 5-26-2023 0:51:33 | Sarah United States | You are valid and loved for being you! |
| 733 | 5-26-2023 0:57:11 | grace from the usa | everyone deserves to celebrate who they are without the interference of their government |
| 734 | 5-26-2023 0:57:49 | Mars, USA (he/him) | I stand with Seoul Queer Culture Festival Organizing Committee, public spaces should be open and safe for all communities and individuals to use and feel comfortable in. Having the Seoul Plaza disallowed for this event is an act of discrimination and disrespect to a large number of citizens. Open the plaza! I stand with the Korean queer community and their fight for equality and belonging! Safe spaces for all is a basic right, living as your genuine self is a basic right! Loving freely is a basic right! Being WHO you are is a basic right! |
| 735 | 5-26-2023 1:04:40 | Anji, U.S. | I am lucky to live in a more liberal country, but our rights here have been more and more under attack recently so I really feel some empathy for our fellow LGBTQIA+ community members in Korea. I admire your fearlessness to be yourself, your motivation to keep fighting for equality, and I believe you guys can make a change. You can’t change the way you were born, but the world can change and I hope that it will. Don’t let anyone or any discriminatory decisions take your sense of pride away, your identity is beautiful and should be embraced. |
| 736 | 5-26-2023 1:28:00 | Myri, France | I'm saddenned, distressed but most of all angry to see the global rise of conservatism and fascism around the globe. I stand in solidarity with you. We won't let them win so easily. |
| 737 | 5-26-2023 1:41:41 | Natalie/US | I stand in solidarity with South Korea's queer community! |
| 738 | 5-26-2023 1:45:51 | K.France | We are all human no matter who we are and how different we are from one another, we are human and should all be as equal in rights and freedom!! Love is the best!!!!<3 |
| 739 | 5-26-2023 1:55:57 | Fay | Our community will continue to fight for our rights no matter how hard you try to push them away from us |
| 740 | 5-26-2023 2:07:15 | thomas, newfoundland | lgbt+ rights are human rights |
| 741 | 5-26-2023 2:17:44 | Cassie, USA | Love for all from NYC!! |
| 742 | 5-26-2023 2:22:14 | Olivia Belgium | As a bi person myself I’m really proud of you for your debut. Hope that things will go well for your future and happy (early) pride month ! |
| 743 | 5-26-2023 2:26:49 | amy, scotland | although living as a queer person is a challenge anywhere in the world nowadays, it must be especially difficult in a country known for its prejudice against the lgbtqia+ community. as a nonbinary and bisexual person living around others who don't think people like me can even exist, i understand how helpless and defeated many korean individuals must feel about this act of discrimination targeting them.
i hope that reorganizing the event and going ahead with it shows the government that lgbtqia+ people are still here, and will persevere through any hardships they have to face unfairly due to ignorance. you are all so wonderful, unique, and deserve the same level of respect as anyone else.
stay strong! don't give up hope! ❤️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 744 | 5-26-2023 2:30:57 | Reyes from México | Love should be free, there’s no sense on denying a human emotion, right and necessity! Love is love, love is revolution❤️ |
| 745 | 5-26-2023 2:50:44 | Sunny, United States | As a QTZ, I stand solidarity with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. As a queer person, even though I live in the US, this situation was very sad to hear. I sympathize with everyone about the discrimination felt by this. I just wanted to say that I am always supporting. |
| 746 | 5-26-2023 2:50:55 | Inka & Finland | Sending all my love and support to the queer community in Korea and hope that this incredibly unfair decision will be overturned and Seoul Queer Pride will be allowed to be held safely! This is an act of hatred and hate can never win, stay strong the entire LGBTQ+ community stands with you, we have your back and will try to do our part ❤️🩹 |
| 747 | 5-26-2023 3:02:21 | Gabrielle from South Africa 💗 | It is unfortunate to hear that in the year 2023, minority groups are still being mistreated in such a blatant way. The Seoul Metropolitan Government should not discriminate against LGBTQIA+ citizens as they have the same rights as Christian citizens, and to disallow use of Seoul Plaza is hateful and shameful. As a foreigner I wish all the best for Koreas queer community and encourage you all to stay strong and keep fighting for change!! Sending love and strength 💗 |
| 748 | 5-26-2023 3:06:33 | Yusuke Japan | I stand with Seoul Queer Culture Festival just like I have done since 2001. |
| 749 | 5-26-2023 3:10:51 | ian, philippines/usa! | I stand with Q.IX!! As a gay trans man, nobody should ever feel excluded and the disallowing of the Seoul Queer Parade is just crazy. Representation and celebration of who you are should never be restricted. |
| 750 | 5-26-2023 3:22:15 | Vegas from Argentina | Queerphobia is unacceptable and has no excuse. Prohibiting queer people from using a public space for the parade is censorship, and religion should never be considered more important than human rights.
I am privileged for living in a country that has gave us queer people rights since the early 2010s, but as a trans person whose only dream is to become a visual kei singer (being that I have to move to Japan to make that dream come true), seeing queer artists in asia such as QI.X has gave me hope. I hope queer koreans stay strong always. Keep fighting for your rights, you don't deserve anything less! XOXO |
| 751 | 5-26-2023 3:26:49 | Thorn from the USA | I stand with queer people in South Korea and all over the world one day I hope we can all live happily and not have to fight for who we are until then I will hold the hands of others struggling so they know they are loved for who they are! |
| 752 | 5-26-2023 3:28:29 | Katie, USA | I support all the queer people and the queer community in Korea and Seoul. Everyone deserves the right to be who they are and love who they love. |
| 753 | 5-26-2023 3:34:21 | -Adon | I’m saddened by the prejudice and discrimination people like me face around the world. I just want them to be happy and safe to be themselves |
| 754 | 5-26-2023 4:03:09 | Leo, South Africa | What the government has done is very clearly discrimination against its LGBTQ+ community & I am deeply disappointed yet not surprised at this. The queer citizens of South Korea are also citizens that deserve to be treated with respect & dignity. I stand with South Korea's LGBTQ+ community in past, present, and future acts of discrimination against them. I hope to see improvement in not only the government, but South Korea as a society in terms of treating its queer population with the humanity they deserve |
| 755 | 5-26-2023 4:05:49 | Grace, USA | Never forget that there are people who support you, even if it’s halfway across the world. You’re valid and you matter. I’m so sorry that you have to go through this. Much love and stay safe <3 |
| 756 | 5-26-2023 4:16:00 | Dula, Germany | LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights! |
| 757 | 5-26-2023 4:28:51 | Emma from Sweden | LGBTQ+ PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE TOO!! |
| 758 | 5-26-2023 4:48:59 | Angela M. , U.S.A | Para un futuro más bueno y prósperoso
For a future more better and prosperous |
| 759 | 5-26-2023 5:11:06 | Malik. america | As a Nonbinary Transmasculine human, I will stand with you guys in any way I can.🫰🏻🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 760 | 5-26-2023 5:25:58 | Kim, Germany | It's important to let us queer people have the opportunity to be loud and stand up for our rights. We are humans just like everyone else and by supporting and respecting queer people everyone will benefit! |
| 761 | 5-26-2023 5:39:38 | Daniela & Brasil | nada pode parar o amor! fiquem junto das pessoas que te tratam com respeito e carinho e se fortaleçam. não há nada de errado em buscar a felicidade 💓 |
| 762 | 5-26-2023 5:46:54 | phoebe, united kingdom | i stand with Seoul queer culture festival !! to exclude LGBTQIA+ citizens from celebrating who they are is an act of pure discrimination and hatred and it is completely unacceptable. as a queer person i stand in solidarity with you and i strongly oppose the decisions of the Seoul metropolitan government. LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights !!! |
| 763 | 5-26-2023 6:28:05 | Seol- Canada | Hello QIX. I salute you all for living your truth while chasing for your dreams. This road might be tough but I hope you all will become happy and successful 💕 Will anticipate your upcoming activities! |
| 764 | 5-26-2023 6:36:31 | Maria Luísa from Brazil | Be strong! |
| 765 | 5-26-2023 6:41:29 | June, Germany | Enough with the hatred and discrimination! We, as a community, need the support more than ever. Fight with us instead of against us! |
| 766 | 5-26-2023 7:07:22 | Kai from Bulgariq | (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。 |
| 767 | 5-26-2023 7:31:45 | Tina (USA) | QTZ around the world stand in unwavering solidarity with QI.X and the Korean Queer Community. We condemn the discriminatory decision made by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, and we firmly believe in your right to equality and acceptance. You are not alone – we will fight alongside you until justice prevails. Stay strong and keep shining your beautiful, authentic selves. |
| 768 | 5-26-2023 7:38:50 | Alexander, Sweden | I sign this petition because of how important pride parades are for all of us queer people. It's not only for fun, but to also feel that you're not alone. |
| 769 | 5-26-2023 7:41:40 | butchi from BELGIUM 🇧🇪 | queer people are as much as citizens as everyone else ! they get discriminated in uncountable ways and pride is the one day they can be public and visible. LGBTQIA rights are HUMAN rights ! |
| 770 | 5-26-2023 8:00:19 | Nish/Nik/Nishi-Mexico | You guys are so valid for everything<3 |
| 771 | 5-26-2023 8:00:22 | DT - USA | Open Seoul Plaza for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival! Shame on the Seoul Metropolitan Government for this ignorant and discriminatory action against the Korean queer community. Sending love, solidarity, and strength to all LGBTQIA+ Koreans. Queer people are here, and we have ALWAYS been here!! From: a fellow queer. |
| 772 | 5-26-2023 8:43:17 | Everett - United States | The community is rooting for you and we will be a safe place to land, always 💜 |
| 773 | 5-26-2023 9:08:31 | Meghan. South Korea. | The decision to actively discriminate against the Queer Culture Festival is a disappointing indicator of the overall view Seoul had of its queer-identifying citizens. In a country as advanced and cultured as this, it is incredibly concerning to see that social values are still in the oast. It is my hope that the Seoul City government sees the error of its ways in this regard. Support your queer citizens. |
| 774 | 5-26-2023 10:46:00 | Rue | I believe that queer people, as members of the community, should be allowed to celebrate who their authentic selves are with events such as the Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 775 | 5-26-2023 11:29:38 | Theo, Venezuela | LGBTQ+ people have always existed and we always will. no matter how much they try to get rid of us, hide us or erase us. we are not going anywhere. |
| 776 | 5-26-2023 12:22:44 | Nathaniel from Ecuador | Hi, I hope the korean LGBTQ+ community can affront this situation right now. I send you all my good wishes and I hope this will never happen again. LGBTQ+ persons are also peple, and the goverment must respect their rights. |
| 777 | 5-26-2023 12:23:40 | Milo from Germany | i'm so proud of all the amazing queer people in korea! you're so strong and resilient, don't let anyone, especially the government, tell you otherwise. keep your heads up and be you! you're all amazing just the way you are and you deserve to be loved and celebrated. please never forget how much support you have from other lgbtqia+ people all over the world. i'm sending lots of love! |
| 778 | 5-26-2023 13:09:32 | Zemírazani de la Veiga, California | In a society of self-appointed "free modern countries" while these governments secretly, or very boldly, abuse citizens & strip everyone's basic rights; there's no longer room to wait around to be saved. Fights & journies & perserverance are the only reasons anyone IS human at all. Festivals, let alone organizations & large community, such as Pride are integral to social culture/education & the comfort of millions of individuals not being trapped in their own lives. To Korean political parties: Give back the Plaza! Don't play kiss ass to euro-religious induced conservatism! It's pathetic!! You can't get rid of us & if anything, it's cisheteros that are really going extinct; THAT'S why you're scared! 이거 지랄! |
| 779 | 5-26-2023 13:47:15 | Zoi, USA and El Salvador | In this world we all have the right to be who we truly are and live without judgment, though it may seem your alone just know that there are people out there wholeheartedly supporting and cheering you on. Know you are loved and wanted 💕 |
| 780 | 5-26-2023 14:46:59 | Léio, France | Je vous aime beaucoup, rester fort 💜 |
| 781 | 5-26-2023 14:49:58 | Nikita, Netherlands | It’s terrible how this could happen in this day and age, I hope the government will come to it’s senses and stop discriminating, stay strong!! |
| 782 | 5-26-2023 15:15:18 | Jourdann USA | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ citizens of Korea and condemn the act of discrimination against them. |
| 783 | 5-26-2023 16:57:44 | Sarah, Switzerland | Please stay strong! You have a whole community out there rooting for you and sending you nothing but love. |
| 784 | 5-26-2023 18:49:25 | Bibi from the UK - 영국 사람 비비입니다! | LGBTQ+ acceptance will happen whether or not the government thinks it's okay, but cancelling the Seoul Queer Parade is a step backwards. I stand in solidarity with LGBTQ+ Koreans 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇧🇰🇷 |
| 785 | 5-26-2023 20:38:51 | 예원 (USA) | stopping this festival will not erase us — we exist too! let’s be proud! |
| 786 | 5-26-2023 21:27:11 | Maya from Italy:) | I think this has to stop, in 2023 our worldwide society should stop being so discriminatory with all of the minorities that are part of it. We are all humans,we have all the same value and we should stop hating on eachothers for things we can't really control such as gender identity, race, sexuality etc. Please stay safe <33 |
| 787 | 5-26-2023 21:37:46 | Luciana, from Argentina 🇦🇷 | Never let anyone try to tell you who YOU are, never let anyone silence you, never let anyone speak over you |
| 788 | 5-26-2023 21:38:58 | Poni, Poland | LETS GO LESBIANS, HERE WE GO LESBIANS!
I as a lesbian stand with my LGBTQIA+ community they can't stop us! |
| 789 | 5-26-2023 21:42:44 | Matt from Canada | All people have the right to not just exist but to thrive. No one has the right to take that away. |
| 790 | 5-26-2023 21:44:11 | Chau | Us queer people deserved to live a happy, fulfilling life!!! |
| 791 | 5-26-2023 21:44:43 | mie | even though i may not be in the same place, the same time, or the same situation, i’ll always be supporting you all :)) im proud of you, and i always will be! keep fighting! 🫶 |
| 792 | 5-26-2023 21:44:47 | england | we will love unapologetically, and we won’t hide away. we will stand side by side and smile together always |
| 793 | 5-26-2023 21:44:50 | Hash from France 🇫🇷 | Nous sommes qui nous sommes, ça doit être une fierté !! Aimons nous <33 |
| 794 | 5-26-2023 21:45:06 | Chau - Vietnam | SUPPORT KOREAN QUEER COMMUNITY AND THE GLOBAL QUEER COMMUNITY!!! |
| 795 | 5-26-2023 21:46:54 | Felix , England | Just know there’s a queer kid all the way in England that supports you no matter who you are. |
| 796 | 5-26-2023 21:49:42 | Izak, UK | LGBTQIA+ citizens are citizens, too and will never be erased! |
| 797 | 5-26-2023 21:49:54 | Hoodie England | We're all human, who we love doesn't change that. |
| 798 | 5-26-2023 21:50:18 | Lili | love is love |
| 799 | 5-26-2023 21:50:52 | Maya - Canada | ALWAYS BE YOU, YOU ARE LOVED AND AMAZING NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE SAY! YALL ARE SO BRAVE FOR DOING THIS! LOVE FROM CANADA!!! <3 |
| 800 | 5-26-2023 21:52:34 | Vee, Germany | LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights!! |
| 801 | 5-26-2023 21:53:01 | Sarah, Denmark | People have the right to be who they are unapologetically and should never be silenced or shamed into conforming to cisheteronormativity. 화이팅! |
| 802 | 5-26-2023 21:53:11 | USA | Love is love! |
| 803 | 5-26-2023 21:53:46 | Alina, England | LGBTQIA+ Koreans are citizens too, and they deserve to exist freely without their identities being cast to the side by their nation! Queer identities are beautiful, unique, colourful, and they deserve to shine freely no matter who or where you are - nobody can lessen the brightness of queerness! |
| 804 | 5-26-2023 21:53:55 | Yuno | Be who you wish to be, never loose yourself |
| 805 | 5-26-2023 21:55:37 | malia | you matter no what your identity is |
| 806 | 5-26-2023 21:56:44 | Kae // America | To my fellow LGBTQ+ community in Seoul, You are valid in who you are. You should never feel like you are too much or aren't enough. Whether you're out, closeted, or just figuring yourself out, keep going! You are amazing and no matter what others think about you, it doesn't change who YOU are. Express yourself freely, love freely, live freely, and don't change a single ounce of yourself to make other's feel comfortable in your presence. |
| 807 | 5-26-2023 21:59:03 | arianna from USA | i stand with my fellow lgbtqia+ community and we refuse to be discriminated against! |
| 808 | 5-26-2023 22:00:49 | Alex | Sending so much love to all LGBTQIA+ in Korea, things are hard and can feel hopeless but I hope you know that there are so many people all over the world that stand in solidarity with all of you! Wishing for your happiness, peace and the ability to live truly as yourselves in your identities, being your truly authentic self in a loving community. Let’s never give up ❤️ |
| 809 | 5-26-2023 22:07:11 | Lelle sweden | Dont care about what anyone else says be you only you! |
| 810 | 5-26-2023 22:08:33 | Koobi /U.S.A | The Seoul Queer Culture Festival is important for people who identify as LGBTQIA+. Queer people have the right to feel loved, celebrated and safe. I stand solidarity with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 811 | 5-26-2023 22:11:25 | nadzieja & poland | your identities are beautiful |
| 812 | 5-26-2023 22:13:05 | Krys- USA | People deserve to celebrate their pride and be proud of it !! |
| 813 | 5-26-2023 22:13:08 | finley healey, england | i stand in solidarity with qi.x and all queer people who live in korea! i think it’s unfair and unjust to cancel an event that just celebrates love and happiness, i hope they reconsider !!! |
| 814 | 5-26-2023 22:13:37 | Blark Ari Kenya | LGBTQ citizens are citizens too and we're human too stop treating us harshly we're humans and we need protection too
LGBTQ let's fly our rainbow high and proud💖💖 |
| 815 | 5-26-2023 22:15:32 | Aileen, France | From Europe, I believe in each of you; you are worthy of life, of happiness, you deserve to live like yourself, you deserve to show your uniqueness!! We'll celebrate pride here in your honour! Lot of love 💛 |
| 816 | 5-26-2023 22:15:51 | Emily, Denmark | Everyone should be able to express themselves however they want, also queer people.
We fight every day for basic human rights, we should be allowed to celebrate aswell. |
| 817 | 5-26-2023 22:16:49 | Alex | As a QTZ and a member of the LGBTQIA+ Community who has personally faced discrimination, I think that what the Seoul Metropolitan Government did is incredibly disrespectful and it clearly shows a lack of political and social support towards the Korean LGBTQIA+ Community. I find it extremely disappointing and unfair, especially considering the fact that we are almost in 2023, therefore I totally disagree with the Seoul Metropolitan Government's decision and I can firmly say that I stand with Korean queer community. |
| 818 | 5-26-2023 22:17:13 | Nana, France | Stay strong and keep fighting for your right to hold the pride events and parade! I believe you can be successful in this fight against discrimination! |
| 819 | 5-26-2023 22:18:13 | Lilymay from America | Everyone deserves to have a place to feel free and celebrate who they are with others, especially those who have experienced so much hate in their lives. Taking this right away and replacing it with another act of hate is a truly unjust action that should be spoken for. |
| 820 | 5-26-2023 22:19:39 | Lix, United Kingdom | We are all beautiful together, we shine in solidarity brighter than any star. |
| 821 | 5-26-2023 22:21:37 | My name is Alex and I’m from Chile | We have only one live… So don’t hide your pride and show it to the world! |
| 822 | 5-26-2023 22:29:33 | Crystalboodyz | love yall sm, keep it up and don't ever lose hope! take care and stay safe and most importantly don't stress much!!!! 🌌🌷✨🫧❣️ |
| 823 | 5-26-2023 22:32:22 | Florentine | everyone deserves love, respect and representation! we will never be silenced. |
| 824 | 5-26-2023 22:34:57 | Milo from Nigeria | Sending all my love to my queer siblings in Korea. I know how tiring the fight is but let the fact that the sun still shines on you be comfort and motivation that you're human and deserve your rights. I love you all. |
| 825 | 5-26-2023 22:35:37 | Atlas, Britain | Queer community of Korea, always remember, you are never alone! We will always be here for you every step of the way! |
| 826 | 5-26-2023 22:37:29 | Alan from Uruguay | LGBTQIA+ people need a space where they can celebrate their queernes in complete sincerity. In our parades we show the younger kids that can't come out to their parents that they have a family in which they can belong, and we also show those who have lived for a much longer time than us that it's never too late to start living your life as your true self! The pride parade in my country made me feel not alone; since I'm a transmasculine gay guy, I always felt left out a lot of the time, but after attending to the pride parade of my city and seeing other people just like me, I started to think that someday, I will find more people with the same experiences that I have, and possibly, I will find love too! I want Koreans and citizens of Korea to also share the same feeling! You are not alone, and you'll never be!!! |
| 827 | 5-26-2023 22:37:59 | Meru from Peru | The fact that we exist without doing any harm is enough for us to be respected! Let's make a world where we all can be comprehensive with each other 🙏💗 |
| 828 | 5-26-2023 22:38:26 | Adrian - Philippines | Let the queer community celebrate their identity! We've been struggling, they've been struggling. We all deserve to have a safe space where we could communicate and express ourselves |
| 829 | 5-26-2023 22:40:58 | Anna, Germany | I hope in the future they can use official venues freely. This decision was discriminatory. I feel for the queer community’s injustice. |
| 830 | 5-26-2023 22:41:07 | Anna, Germany | I hope in the future they can use official venues freely. This decision was discriminatory. I feel for the queer community’s injustice. |
| 831 | 5-26-2023 22:43:30 | Catherine, USA | LOVE LOVE LOVE |
| 832 | 5-26-2023 22:44:44 | Lea, United States | The Queer community is strong and we will continue to be so, regardless of the discrimination we face. All around the world, we stand together. |
| 833 | 5-26-2023 22:44:55 | Emi (they/them), UK 🇬🇧 | Open the plaza! The queer individuals in Korea are suffering and face so much discrimination, they at least deserve to have one day of acceptance and fun at the Queer Culture Festival. |
| 834 | 5-26-2023 22:45:44 | Leo | Every queer person anywhere should be able to have pride 🫂 i love you |
| 835 | 5-26-2023 23:10:22 | Mars from Spain | Thank you so much for being the necessary representation of queer people which is key for not feeling like we are a mistake and for achieving tolerance and respect of the LGBTQ+ community from society |
| 836 | 5-26-2023 23:12:37 | Bee, India | One day every queer person will look up at the open sky and look at the rainbow without any fear or hesitation. Today, tomorrow, and every day till then, let's keep fighting!🌈 |
| 837 | 5-26-2023 23:16:52 | Mustafa, Turkey | We are here to stay! |
| 838 | 5-26-2023 23:19:19 | Vamp from Barbados! | I stand with QI.X and the Queer Korean community. LGBTQ+ Koreans deserve a chance at life and fulfillment! |
| 839 | 5-26-2023 23:25:47 | Name: Stella Country: The United States of America | Not allowing the Seoul Queer Parade to take place in the Seoul Plaza without a valid reason is a violation of freedom of speech. The Seoul Queer Parade is peaceful and thus there is no reason to disallow them the use of the Seoul Plaza on the basis of violence or a threat to security. The allowing of an event held by a Christian organization to take place in the Seoul Plaza while disallowing its usage by the Seoul Queer Parade, which has been using that plaza since 2015, shows blatant discriminatory behavior as this decision was not made based on the time, place, or manner of the parade, but rather based on the content that it discusses. I strongly urge you to reconsider this decision and allow the Seoul Queer Parade to take place in the Seoul Plaza as it has historically. |
| 840 | 5-26-2023 23:30:19 | Jasmine - U.S. | Firstly, I want to send love, appreciation, and hope to everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community in South Korea. Your siblings across the world stands with you, so please don’t feel alone. To stand against your own government, societal oppression, and denial of access to your human rights is a battle we’ve known for generations.
However, from what our elders have shown us, no matter how hard they try, THEY CANNOT SILENCE US! Stand tall, rise up! We are all a part of this beautifully woven tapestry of color shining brightly and illuminating each other. LIGHTS UP! LIGHTS UP! We’ve got the power to make it! And we will make it! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎 |
| 841 | 5-26-2023 23:40:20 | Muse, USA | Whether visible in your queerness or not. We are here and we are here to say. No act against this community can change that. Whether you are the loud or quiet in your pride you are seen and there will always be love among the hate. |
| 842 | 5-26-2023 23:40:49 | Eli United States | The LGBTQ+ community deserves to be celebrated, wherever and whenever. |
| 843 | 5-26-2023 23:45:41 | Diana Esquivel, México | I hope everyone can live their lives the way they want to and I hope people can have the chance to love who they want to 💜 |
| 844 | 5-26-2023 23:51:17 | Thana / America | LETS GO LBGTQIA+ RIGHTS LETS GOOOOOOOOO I stand with the Korean LGBTQIA+ community!! Make something LGBTQIA+ happen here. |
| 845 | 5-26-2023 23:54:18 | S., USA | Someday, we'll build a future that we're all proud of! But for now, we can't stop fighting!! <3 |
| 846 | 5-26-2023 23:56:44 | Tevje, Norway | Being queer can be very difficult at times, but it’s so beautiful when we find and support each other. Keep fighting and taking care of one another and yourselves. You’re all so beautiful and I love you all dearly. Continue shining and making the world a more colourful place. |
| 847 | 5-27-2023 0:05:13 | reva, germany | stay strong and safe. let’s celebrate! nothing can bring us down. i love u endlessly 💚🤍💜 |
| 848 | 5-27-2023 0:06:12 | Your loyal lesbian fan Kuni | Thank you a lot for your existence!!!!!! I love you so much, and I'm so proud of y'all!take care of yourselves, you deserve all the love in the universe!! And happy early pride month, I'm bad with words 😔 I don't know how to explain myself more but thank you again 💕 |
| 849 | 5-27-2023 0:10:53 | Arunthathi, India | discrimination is so 1900s don't you think? people who can't handle equality go back to the century you truly belong. |
| 850 | 5-27-2023 0:13:56 | Abi from the UK | Everyone deserves to be loved.
One day everyone will be celebrated for being themselves, for being uniquely beautiful. We should all be allowed to express our own beautiful personality, and to love whoever we want without fear or hatred. We will all come together to support each other, we will not give in to the hatred. We stand with the lgbtq+ community in Seoul and all over the world. |
| 851 | 5-27-2023 0:17:07 | Felix | pride is the symbol of LGBTQ rights! korea need to move forward and not backwards with minority rights! to not allow pride and hold a Christian rvent in the same date is a disgrace. we stand by LGBTQ community!! |
| 852 | 5-27-2023 0:23:29 | Eve , U.S | Even when anti-LGBTQIA+ actions make you feel hopeless, keep marching forward. |
| 853 | 5-27-2023 0:24:33 | Miranda, United States | I stand with all of you! Queerness should be more than just allowed; it should be celebrated!! |
| 854 | 5-27-2023 0:34:25 | Des from USA | LGBTQ+ people have existed since the beginning of time. We have always found ways to be in community with each other. Now more than ever, as LGBTQ+ people face greater acts of violence and discrimination globally, everyone must be in solidarity with LGBTQ+ people as a form of resistance. Part of this means creating space for LGBTQ+ to openly and proudly be visible in whatever ways they wish. I am in firm solidarity with everyone in support of the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. To all my queer and trans siblings fighting for the right to take up space, I’m sending you all the strength, love, and JOY. You deserve to be seen, to be protected, to be happy, and to be in community with each other! |
| 855 | 5-27-2023 0:36:33 | luma, united states | It’s my wish for my queer family in korea to one day be able to express their love freely and without consequence. the utmost of love and support from america. |
| 856 | 5-27-2023 0:36:59 | Petri, sending hope from Brazil! | Queer identities have always existed, because people are more complex and delicate then many like to admit! But the language to name them came with time, so don't feel like you're not valid: the things you feel have been felt by many, you just happen to be born in complicated times, where we have no choice but to be actively political just to be able to live our lives as ourselves. |
| 857 | 5-27-2023 0:37:46 | nene / United States of America | i found out that i liked women in 2nd grade. shielding a natural, normal lifestyle like the simple act of liking the same gender or not liking your birth gender will lead to insecurity and isolation in the minds of LGBTQ+ youth. we've always been a part of history and we've always been known — get used to it! |
| 858 | 5-27-2023 0:38:54 | Jodie, United Kingdom | It's so disappointing that this has happened to the queer community in South Korea, because you should all be able to live and express yourself freely. I may be far away but I'm really proud of you and the entire queer community, and I will try and help you fight for your rights any way I can. Sending lots of love💖 |
| 859 | 5-27-2023 1:01:30 | Gali from Philippines | BE WHO YOU ARE!!!! |
| 860 | 5-27-2023 1:09:31 | Li, Poland | Everyone is free to love and live in peace. Expressing that freedom is not something that should be restricted. Queer people will continue to exist bravely in this world, you can't make us disappear, no matter what. We will be loud and vocal about our identities 🌈 |
| 861 | 5-27-2023 1:18:44 | Bethany from America | Whatever identity you are discovering or have found, believe in yourself! You are amazing! Keep slaying as you always have been 💅
☁️🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈☁️ |
| 862 | 5-27-2023 1:20:40 | T.J., USA | The international queer community stands with the Korean queer community and the Seoul Queer Parade. We won’t stop fighting against hate until equality is achieved. We are strong, we are loved, we are beautiful! ❤️ |
| 863 | 5-27-2023 1:21:28 | May, Poland | pride parades are incredibly important, and as not only a member of the LGBTQ community but also a wholehearted supported of human rights regardless of gender, race, or orientation, i stand beside you and cheer you on! |
| 864 | 5-27-2023 1:22:55 | ethel - vietnam | As a nonbinary person who is still in the closet and is currently living in a country where pride parades arent that celebrated. I sincerely hope that the LGBTQIA+ community in Korea get to celebrate their own identity instead of being pushed aside and being denied of their own rights. |
| 865 | 5-27-2023 1:35:01 | Tya, Canada | LOVE AND SUPPORT TO THE QUEER COMMUNITY AROUND THE WORLD. WE ARE BEAUTIFUL AND STRONG 🌈💜 |
| 866 | 5-27-2023 1:42:25 | Martina (He/They) from Argentina | LGBTQ+ people deserve the same rights as everyone else! We deserve the same respect as others just because we exist and we are alive. If we can't celebrate our freedom and how we survived so many years of opression, what else do we have? |
| 867 | 5-27-2023 1:43:53 | Della from the United States | I stand with the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. |
| 868 | 5-27-2023 1:48:45 | Dua, The United States | Citizens with LGBTQIA+ identities in Korea deserve a space to celebrate themselves and others. The Seoul Metropolitan Government should allow the Seoul Queer Parade to be held this year. |
| 869 | 5-27-2023 1:48:46 | Bri, USA | Love is stronger than any hatred. Stay strong and keep fighting! |
| 870 | 5-27-2023 1:50:31 | Will - USA | I stand with the organizers of the seoul queer culture festival and all LGBTQ+ idividuals as a trans man myself. You all have a safe space with me, as i hope to have with you. We will never back down, and we will have our voices heard. |
| 871 | 5-27-2023 1:54:35 | Mirae, Trinidad and Tobago | We are all the same. Judging us based off who we love is not right. LOVE IS LOVE. |
| 872 | 5-27-2023 1:58:52 | Tim&Vietnam | I hope we'll open a parade that is bigger than those homophobic and leave good impression of LGBTQIA+ community, also, i love you QI.X 💗 |
| 873 | 5-27-2023 2:02:03 | Luan Uruguay | Somos personas! |
| 874 | 5-27-2023 2:10:47 | Kiby | thank you so much for being a representative of the queer community in korea! keep up the great work ❤️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ |
| 875 | 5-27-2023 2:14:20 | Emily, United States | I hope that one day the people of Seoul can truly feel safe, accepted and loved. |
| 876 | 5-27-2023 2:24:31 | Pat. From India. | I only found out about QI.X recently but you all are very special and important to me as a fellow queer person. Love your music and everything you do to help the community, using your platform in the best possible ways. More power to you and the every other person of the LGBTQ+ community in South Korea! Hope you always get to live as your truest selves and get to make music forever.♡ |
| 877 | 5-27-2023 2:27:47 | Kajtek from Poland | As a Transgender person I want to send my whole power to other transgender people. Stay strong my korean friends, you are miracle <3 You are more powerful than government |
| 878 | 5-27-2023 2:28:56 | Ahona | Thank you for being a strong voice for the LGBTQ+ community at a time when the hatred towards us is so insensitive and unrestrained. Sending all the support and power to the queer community of South Korea and to everyone involved with Seoul Queer Parade. Thank you for showing the bigots that we are not here to be quietened and giving them the much needed resistance. |
| 879 | 5-27-2023 2:31:30 | Amy USA | As someone who is a part of the queer community, I greet you with love and support. No matter what, our community will continue to grow stronger and grow in numbers. I value you, you value me and that makes our lives more meaningful as we strive to achieve our freedom of expression and rights to show ourselves as we truly are. Be free as nature with all the colors that light up your heart. |
| 880 | 5-27-2023 2:35:42 | 航大 (こうだい). 日本 | ゲイの音楽プロデューサーだけど、応援するね！LGBTのみんなで、より良い未来を作ろうよ！ |
| 881 | 5-27-2023 2:43:03 | USA | I live in America and even though we do have protection laws, I still feel in danger as a member of the LGBT community. I can't imagine how the community must feel in South Korea. Please be kind to them, and treat them equally. |
| 882 | 5-27-2023 2:43:44 | M, Australia | Korean rainbow community, stay strong 💜 |
| 883 | 5-27-2023 2:50:37 | Goldie from Hong Kong, China | Tell that Christian organization to LOVE THY NEIGHBOR, including LGBT ones <3
Let the LGBT folks of Korea have the rights to be who they want to be!! |
| 884 | 5-27-2023 2:55:00 | Milo, Canada | LGBTQIA+ people are ordinary people like everyone else. We live our life, go to work, have friends, laugh and cry, have hobbies. Humans come in all shapes and sizes, and there are some people out there who are afraid of those differences. They are scared of what they don't understand. There is so much ignorance in this world, which leads to unnecessary hatred. To all my queer siblings in Korea, I hope you know you are not alone. All of us are with you, standing right beside you in this battle. United we are strong. We exist, we have the right to live our lives as our unique selves. Being queer doesn't hurt anyone. If we keep being loud, eventually they will have no choice but to listen to us. Keep your heads up! Queer people from all around the world are with you! |
| 885 | 5-27-2023 2:57:38 | Markie, The United States | keeping fighting for the rights you deserve! stay strong and stand by each other. everyone deserves to exist and celebrate their identity. |
| 886 | 5-27-2023 3:02:56 | Athena, Greece | Είμαστε πολλοί και είμαστε παντού! Pride and Love cannot be silenced. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 |
| 887 | 5-27-2023 3:02:57 | jaz | Solidarity for queer people everywhere! |
| 888 | 5-27-2023 3:11:39 | Miya from the United States | As a genderqueer person, I’m disheartened by the government’s decision and stand as solidarity with the Seoul Queer Culture Festival. Paraphrasing a line from Five Nights at Freddy’s, “We always come back.” |
| 889 | 5-27-2023 3:37:06 | Janne (Germany) | Everyone deserves to live a happy live. Sadly Society still treats queer people as lesser beings who don't deserve happyness.
We need to continue the fight for equal rights.
Nobody should be discriminated against just because of who they love, how they express themselves or how they feel about their body's.
It saddens me to hear that in South Korea the hate and discrimination is still so prevalent that they choose to forbid an event that gives people hope.
I hope that one day societies all around the world will recognize that discrimination only harms their communities.
Sending my fellow queer people in south Korea love & energy
Don't give up
You are all wonderful and deserving of Love and Happyness
Stay strong
Don't give up
Stay loud and proud
🫶
Janne |
| 890 | 5-27-2023 3:45:50 | Billy, USA | No matter where you are from or what you identify as, we are all people and should be treated as such! |
| 891 | 5-27-2023 3:52:00 | Treble. USA | Everyone has the right to love! God loves everyone |
| 892 | 5-27-2023 3:55:02 | Izán - Argentina | I hope everyone is able to be free and happy one day. I stand with you! |
| 893 | 5-27-2023 4:01:28 | Name: Jodie Country: USA | It’s important to let the LGBTQIA+ community express themselves and be able to go out into a public space without being discriminated against and being disregarded. Not letting this parade go on after getting their permission revoked by the Seoul Metropolitan Government to let a Cristian (a religion where most believers discriminate the LGBTQIA+ Community) event be held in that same plane and time is an obvious act of discrimination and should not be happening in a time of acceptance. |
| 894 | 5-27-2023 4:05:25 | christina | we are equal in every way - 우리는 모든 면에서 평등하다 <3 |
| 895 | 5-27-2023 4:06:43 | Jen | I think that the Seoul Queer Parade helps many citizens in the LGBTQIA+ community feel more included and represented so it is upsetting to see this happen when it has already been held in the same place for several years. To only grow the discrimination against them is a disappointing decision from the government. We support and stand with Seoul Queer Parade! |
| 896 | 5-27-2023 4:17:22 | Rey, Armenia | Love connects us all and Love wins! |
| 897 | 5-27-2023 4:37:23 | -새, 멕시코 | I hope for a future in which we can live as we want! Being whatever we want, loving whoever we want. Stay strong and true to yourself. 💕 |
| 898 | 5-27-2023 4:39:49 | Ashley | QUEER PRIDE!! ❤️ |
| 899 | 5-27-2023 4:56:04 | Emma | I support Seoul Queer Parade. |
| 900 | 5-27-2023 4:59:16 | Sam Chauvin from Canada | Celebrating LGBTQ pride, community, and joy is a valuable and meaningful event. Give people space to be themselves, connect with others, and spread awareness. |
| 901 | 5-27-2023 5:08:06 | Di (Argentina) | Even when everyone seem to be against you and making things harder than they should be, please don’t stop being yourself. I wish you all the happiness in the future! |
| 902 | 5-27-2023 5:26:26 | Alexander Bihn, Germany | We're ready for change! 🙌🏻🖤 |
| 903 | 5-27-2023 5:30:43 | Jen from Germany :) | Love is Love ! Nobody should be discriminated for who they are attracted to ! |
| 904 | 5-27-2023 5:31:27 | Seth, Canada | Sending love and support to all LGBTQIA+ people in South Korea. Know that we have your back, I hope everything will get better soon ❤️ |
| 905 | 5-27-2023 5:50:36 | M from Poland | We won't be silenced. Love will win.
(Nie damy się uciszyć. Miłość zwycięży) |
| 906 | 5-27-2023 5:50:47 | Jonah, USA | Queer people deserve the use of public places just like everyone else! I stand in solidarity with the Seoul Queer community! |
| 907 | 5-27-2023 5:52:57 | Jo from Germany | To the LGBTQIA+ community in Seoul
Even if it is just a small way to support with a message like this, and it won't change the situation much, I still hope I can send a little love and support to you (close your eyes and concentrate hard, is it reaching all the way to you in Seoul?)
I am sorry that the government is shutting down your parade, being in this situation must feel really unsafe, so watch out for each other and take care before anything else.
You all deserve to be who you are and love who you love freely wherever you go though, so be proud and take up your space to celebrate pride and protest for your rights, in as many ways as you can think of. You are many and you are strong, and you have the support of an entire global community, don't ever forget that when they try to make you feel small. Be loud and you'll be heard around the globe!!
Happy Pride and lots of love (with an extra hug for my fellow bisexual friends) 💜💙💚💛🧡❤ |
| 908 | 5-27-2023 5:56:14 | Zero, Australia | everybody has a right to be their true self |
| 909 | 5-27-2023 6:04:23 | Ash Lynx from India | The people around me have always taught me love has no religion,caste, or race. But ironically they think love has gender. I need them and everyone to realize that you fall in love with the person and the person only. Love has no boundaries and that should be a phrase which everyone can relate to. |
| 910 | 5-27-2023 6:07:18 | Cal USA | Hate tears people apart and soils humanity. Accepting and supporting LGBTQIA+ people helps move us all forward together. |
| 911 | 5-27-2023 6:15:11 | Marzie, USA | I stand with QI.X because QI.X stands for those of us who are unfairly punished for living our lives as our own and in our own ways! |
| 912 | 5-27-2023 6:31:30 | Mae - Canada | Love is love <3 no matter where in the world it is <3 |
| 913 | 5-27-2023 6:48:37 | Jasmine, UK | Although I cannot be there in person, I support the Seoul Queer Parade with all my heart 💜 LGBTQ+ rights are human rights and none of us are free until we are all free, everywhere in the world, to be who we are 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 |
| 914 | 5-27-2023 7:13:52 | Julie & USA | the lgbtq+ community is real and here and NEVER going away and we will do whatever we can to prove that we deserve as much space as anyone else!!! |
| 915 | 5-27-2023 7:23:37 | AINA, MEXICO | LAS VIDAS QUEER IMPORTAN, EN MI PAIS Y EN TODOS LOS PAISES ! |
| 916 | 5-27-2023 7:36:19 | Ivan united states | You are seen, you are valid, and you are loved! God is pleased with you and crafted you just the way you are! |
| 917 | 5-27-2023 7:57:32 | Teddy, USA | I am nonbinary, lesbian, and Catholic. Let's remember to always spread love and equality! |
| 918 | 5-27-2023 8:12:44 | Johan, USA | LGBTQ+ people are people too. They deserve to be seen just as much as anyone else, and live unapologetically. |
| 919 | 5-27-2023 8:31:26 | Lucy, Chile | I love you qi.x you are the best and help me with my struggles |
| 920 | 5-27-2023 8:34:58 | Milo - Spain | We need to show our proud without fear, love is love 💖 |
| 921 | 5-27-2023 8:35:17 | Cami - Colombia | May everyone get to experience the joy it is to love humanity in their entirety, may every heart filled with hate be healed by the power of love! |
| 922 | 5-27-2023 9:10:19 | Nina from Brazil | in my country we can express ourselves freely, marriage and adoption between lgbtqia+ couples are allowed by law and we have our rights guaranteed. But I will never shut up when I see that in most parts of the world people like us are discriminated against so strongly. Let's all keep fighting and may we never stop being proud of who we are even when they try to repress us. |
| 923 | 5-27-2023 9:16:48 | Sav - Canada | I absolutely stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community, celebrating pride is so bare minimum as something the LGBTQIA+ community should have access to do. not being able to celebrate yourself in a safe space is awful. celebration of diversity could never be wrong and deserves to be supported. this act of discrimination shouldn't be gotten away with, and I hope it gets tons of backlash!! I really hope change can be made, or at least that the LGBT community in Seoul can find another way to celebrate pride this year :( |
| 924 | 5-27-2023 10:03:55 | robyn and spain | you are amazing just remember that |
| 925 | 5-27-2023 10:03:56 | Brazil <3 | I'm not good with words and maybe this text will be short, but from the bottom of my heart I wish you all the best, being part of the community myself I have to do what I can to help, I don't know if this text will be of great help, but I hope that my words can comfort those who are in need, I wish that all your struggles are recognized I wish that love wins and that everyone has their equal rights, I hope that everyone manages to live a prosperous life being able to be who they are and loving who they want. I'll be cheering and once again doing everything possible to help, a hug from Brazil <3 |
| 926 | 5-27-2023 11:00:09 | Antoinette | Love is Love, who cares what others think? It is your life to live! |
| 927 | 5-27-2023 11:07:09 | Argo from Australia | Queer people have always and will always exist. Bigotry and discrimination does not reduce our numbers, only your humanity. |
| 928 | 5-27-2023 11:39:45 | Luz | Stay with a beautiful smile!!! Kindness and love is the strongest duo in the world when put to use! You can do it! |
| 929 | 5-27-2023 12:28:51 | Devin - United States of America |
Every day, queer people feel pressured to live in hiding due to the social stigma surrounding who they are or who they love. Allowing queer pride events means allowing queer people that much needed time to come out of their shells and exist without boundaries. Holding these kinds of events will make members of the community in Seoul feel more welcome and more safe, which is exactly the kind of emotions and thoughts that the government of Seoul should seek to foster- yet, they don't. The Seoul city government denied queer folks even a moment of emotional release and community bonding, silencing the Korean queer community yet again.
Nonetheless, queer pride will still persist, whether this pride is celebrated in large public gatherings or small private spaces. No matter how hard oppressive government officials try to silence and diminish the voices and actions of queer folk, they will never separate this ever powerful community or change the facets of their identity that bond them. Absolutely nothing is being accomplished by disallowing use of the Seoul Community Plaza for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023 other than spreading a message of hatred. Is that what any government should seek to accomplish? Making their fellow citizens feel unsafe, unheard? Obviously not- the whole point of government is to protect citizens.
I stand with the members of Seoul's queer community in their disappointment and pain brought on by the Seoul city government's oppressive choices and hope that they will find a way to have wonderful celebrations of queer pride nonetheless. |
| 930 | 5-27-2023 12:34:51 | micheal - united states | Let love be love |
| 931 | 5-27-2023 13:29:20 | w | The progress will happen, no matter how long it takes or who has to fall out of power. |
| 932 | 5-27-2023 13:33:26 | Lyz - France | I stand with Koreans LGBTQIA+ citizens !! |
| 933 | 5-27-2023 13:36:32 | Ajax United States | Pride is something to be celebrated. It is not dirty or wrong. It’s unfair to LGBT people, who just want basic rights, to not allow an LGBT event simply because of who they are. That is discrimination. I stand with the Seoul Queer Parade as everyone’s unique differences should be celebrated. Thank you. |
| 934 | 5-27-2023 13:38:49 | Maga - Venezuela | We've got your back! Keep fighting! 💖 |
| 935 | 5-27-2023 14:00:17 | Mina | Hi! As a queer person who lives outside of Korea, I wanted to express my support for all LGBTQ+ people there (and around the world too!). About the closing of the plaza, I'm deeply sorry that such act of discrimination is being performed against people who are part of the queer community. I don't know if my message will have any meaningful impact, but I really wanted to voice my concern and support towards the LGBTQ+ community and I hope that things will eventually change so that the Korean queer parade don't face any more discrimination and can use the plaza for the festival.
Much love from a French QTZ💕🌈 |
| 936 | 5-27-2023 14:02:03 | Ren. Hawaii | We are people too. We have existed longer than you can think of. Respect us! |
| 937 | 5-27-2023 15:15:47 | Kamille, USA | We are real. We will not disappear. |
| 938 | 5-27-2023 15:44:33 | Asteroid & USA | To my fellow LGBTQ people around the world: I know it's hard. I know it's been hard, and it seems it's only getting worse as the years pass. For South Korean LGBTQ people, I stand with you & the messages and goals you are putting across the world to stand up for yourselves. We need people like you to be strong in the face of such hatred and evil. Thank you for being willing to be bold enough for those people who cannot at this time. I believe, one day, we will have the peace and freedom to just love. |
| 939 | 5-27-2023 15:57:13 | Hexus, Australia | Everyone should be allowed to live freely and be their authentic selves. We should be able to celebrate who we are even if it does not match the social norms. |
| 940 | 5-27-2023 16:00:06 | Anais, U.S | keep fighting!! and stand proud together. |
| 941 | 5-27-2023 16:12:27 | Sam , mexico | No importa lo que te digan los demas tu sigue adelante‼️ |
| 942 | 5-27-2023 16:16:50 | Kata from the UK | You are valid, you are worthy of love. We have always excited and we're not going anywhere. I love you. Keep fighting. |
| 943 | 5-27-2023 17:03:20 | Gony | Love is just love❤️ 누구나 마음껏 자유롭게 사랑하기를 |
| 944 | 5-27-2023 18:57:24 | Leo (Germany) | All people, regardless of their personal identities in any matter, deserve respect and honor for who they are. To deny that is in itself an attack on human rights. All people should deserve the chance to be celebrated and cared for |
| 945 | 5-27-2023 19:09:54 | Harmony from the USA | Sending everyone lots of strength. For years and years across the world, they have tried to keep queer people down, but we will rise above, love, and be ourselves regardless. Korean LGBTQIA+ deserve to hold a festival just like anyone else!! |
| 946 | 5-27-2023 19:59:06 | Samson | We are strong together! |
| 947 | 5-27-2023 20:58:12 | James, USA | We see you, we love you, we fight for you. |
| 948 | 5-27-2023 21:29:58 | Kioshi from France | We might have to fight for our lives right now but one day we will all be able to love ourselves and others openly <3 everyone please be safe and take care. And remember that even if sometimes you might not feel good enough, I will always love you and support you, because I'm always proud of you :) |
| 949 | 5-27-2023 21:51:10 | 센 / 한국 | 우리의 존재를 빼앗을 존재는 없다. |
| 950 | 5-27-2023 21:51:31 | Ashley Swank, USA | Corporations, governments, and politicians will do everything in their power to keep the LGBTQIA+ community down. They are using everything in their arsenal, because they know deep down inside the incredible power and strength of our spirits. When hate seems to win, think about how bigots must live in irritation and hatred that we remain a bright light and a loving community in the face of it all. Show love to your queer friends, always, because we're so much stronger together. I'm proud of you all! 🏳️🌈🌈💗✨️ |
| 951 | 5-27-2023 21:56:44 | Jasper, USA | No matter how others feel about is, we will always love and protect each other. Stand strong and proud knowing that you hold truth and love to the light for all to see. |
| 952 | 5-27-2023 22:19:47 | Chara, España | Sólo quiero decir que es necesario que todos nosotros luchemos juntos, si estamos unidos nada nos podrá parar, pero si hay grietas entre nosotros será más fácil que caigamos, por eso es importante apoyarnos, no importa de donde seas o quien seas. |
| 953 | 5-27-2023 23:00:18 | Julia O. from Germany💜 | LOVE IS LOVE. LOVE WINS. Liebe gewinnt. Love wins. L'amour gagne. El amor gana. I’m pansexual and I’m so happy groups like you exist, QI.X! Thank you for doing what you do for and with the lgbtq+ community. I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community and the Seoul Queer Parade. QTZ and QI.X support the Seoul Queer Pride together! |
| 954 | 5-27-2023 23:45:35 | Irene from India<3 | To all the fellow LGBTQ+ ppl around the world, you are not alone. You deserve to be loved and cherished. You deserve the same happiness and everyone else. |
| 955 | 5-28-2023 0:05:01 | Mitte from Finland | I hope the best for every one in South Korea who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. It is so hard to just exist when everything around us wants to bring us down. But we are fighting, everywhere in the world, for a better tomorrow. Sending lots and lots of hugs and strength to all of you in South Korea <33 |
| 956 | 5-28-2023 0:26:48 | Kez from India | I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community of South Korea to hold a pride parade to celebrate their existence. Religion should be built by love and not hate, God's most important commandment has always been 'Love thy neighbour as thyself' it is important to be compassionate to people around you first and foremost. Love is love, and love should be celebrated. Happy pride in advance, I love you guys 💗 |
| 957 | 5-28-2023 0:52:44 | Alex, Seattle USA | Trans is Beautiful! |
| 958 | 5-28-2023 0:58:35 | Hannah, United States of America | Stay strong, LGBTQ+ South Koreans and allies. We stand with you. |
| 959 | 5-28-2023 1:28:12 | Maddie | We are always in need of safe queer spaces. The Seoul Queer Parade is necessary for self expression and helps others be more accepting. Queer people exist and we should be allowed to celebrate that! |
| 960 | 5-28-2023 2:35:20 | Spooky, USA | LGBTQ+ is not a crime. We're just people. We are amazing people at that, we're so unique and creative. I wish others could realize that. I stand with you all and love you! I wish I could give all of you a hug. You're so lovely, just remember that. |
| 961 | 5-28-2023 3:04:57 | Feryal , Pakistan 🇵🇰 | I know it seems like people are against us more and more, but those people were never going to be the ones saving us. We’ll save each other like we always have, and we won’t ever let them silence us. Pride was always a protest first!!! Please remember I’m always with you!!! I love you! |
| 962 | 5-28-2023 3:21:53 | Joè, Germany | We're here for you guys. The queer community stands behind every one of you. Be who you are and dont let anybody define you. Speak your voice and love and embrace who you are. LYYYYYYYY |
| 963 | 5-28-2023 4:01:17 | Name: Naina country:India | Thank you for existing QI.X you're a shining ray of sunshine for many of us💗 |
| 964 | 5-28-2023 5:44:29 | Shelby, US | We are all human. Let us love who we love. Even if theres hate to us we still love you. |
| 965 | 5-28-2023 6:23:05 | Sara & the USA | I simply cannot fathom the ignorance that multiple groups of individuals can hold towards others- especially towards those in the LGBTQIA+ community. To deny people their right to simply be happy and celebrate themselves is utterly appalling. I would like to thank QI.X for using their platform to continuously spread love. The government should support their people, especially those who are constantly discriminated against, and yet, they do the exact opposite. I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community, and I long for the day when the community gets the recognition and respect they deserve. Sending over all my love, support, and gratitude! |
| 966 | 5-28-2023 6:32:54 | Osaka; Portugal | Love is for everyone! |
| 967 | 5-28-2023 6:54:10 | Amanda, USA | QI.X fighting! Seoul queer community, my solidarity stands with you in the face of adversity and discrimination. We demand change now! |
| 968 | 5-28-2023 8:52:55 | Fiona, United States | I stand with Seoul Pride Parade! LGBTQIA+ people deserve a place in this world and no one can silence us. Together we are strong, together we uplift eachother. |
| 969 | 5-28-2023 10:51:12 | ㅎㅍㅎ, 미국 | 미국에서 부터 연대합니다! 성적 해방, 우리 반도의 해방을 위하여! |
| 970 | 5-28-2023 11:27:21 | 세희 / 한국 | 제에에애발 퀴어 억압 좀 그만!!!! 우리는 미워해도 지워지지 않아❤️🔥 |
| 971 | 5-28-2023 12:00:45 | Kelli Martino, USA | I stand with the LGBTQIA Korean citizens to have pride in Seoul and for the event to be supported by the government. |
| 972 | 5-28-2023 12:07:22 | Maddy - United States | thank you for giving others the courage to be who they are ❤️🧡💛💚💙 |
| 973 | 5-28-2023 12:52:47 | 장지하 & 한국 | 우리 모두가 나로 살기 위해 |
| 974 | 5-28-2023 13:08:05 | 해인/대한민국 | 아무리 축제를 막는다해도 우리의 존재를 막을 수는 없을 것입니다. |
| 975 | 5-28-2023 13:17:36 | Noah, USA | there is always light at the end of the tunnel! let us all stay strong together! |
| 976 | 5-28-2023 13:40:59 | Bria from the United States | Everyone should be able to live freely as who they are and what they identify as. Queer pride is a thing I will always support, everyone deserves to live happily and they shouldn't be scared of who they are. As someone in the community, I don't see why people should hate someone based on how they identify or feel proud being who they are. |
| 977 | 5-28-2023 13:58:46 | My name: Marcela Gutiérrez; Country: Mexico | Hi! I'm very concerned, this action can only mean a retrocession in human rights. Queer parades, as you see, are still so need, specially when there's are countries whose prejudices still kill and endanger lives. The government is failing korean citizens. It doesn't matter if anti-rights is louder into population: anti-rights speech must been seen as it is, and should not be encouraged by any actions of the government. The government's duty is with the respectful trait to all its citizens, and must protect the right of people to fight for their rights, so they're also heard by population, so anti-rights speech is criticized and stopped.
I send love to all the people looking for safe spaces that their government insists on removing.
I encourage the Korean government to take the right decisions. I strongly disagree with their actions against the Queer Parade, and feel so disappointed. |
| 978 | 5-28-2023 14:26:06 | 주하, 대한민국 | 퀴어에게 축제를, 퀴어에게 광장을! |
| 979 | 5-28-2023 14:59:33 | Jay | We have same rights as any others! Open the plaza! |
| 980 | 5-28-2023 15:00:04 | 지연 한국 | 우리는 강하다! |
| 981 | 5-28-2023 15:12:59 | 우하정 & 대한민국 | 각종 정당과 종교, 여타 수많은 집단은 하루가 멀다하고 긴 행렬을 이루어 우리집 앞을 지나가는데 퀴어 퍼레이드는 안 된다구요? 딱 그 날짜에 기독세력에게 허가를 내주었다라^^ 정말 투명하십니다!! 하지만 우리는 이런걸로 무너지지 않아요~~ |
| 982 | 5-28-2023 15:16:34 | EM Germany | I support the Seoul Queer Parade. I stand in solidarity with the LGBTQIA+ citizens and I think they should be allowed to hold their parade, as every year. |
| 983 | 5-28-2023 17:29:32 | 김영지 & 대한민국 | 우리는 함께하고 싶습니다. 이미 함께 살고 있잖아요. |
| 984 | 5-28-2023 17:53:36 | melis, turkey | We as humans deserve to love and be loved just like anyone else and, we are not going to stop until we get the respect we deserve. |
| 985 | 5-28-2023 18:08:40 | 뭉 / 대한민국 | 사랑하고, 사랑을 말하자. 자유롭게! |
| 986 | 5-28-2023 19:05:30 | Max, Sweden | We exist everywhere and will keep existing even if we're silenced! My korean siblings, I stand with you. Sending my love and strength to you all <3 |
| 987 | 5-28-2023 20:42:31 | Anon | LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights |
| 988 | 5-28-2023 20:43:04 | Lis, USA | Everyone deserves love. To love freely is the greatest freedom. Love is a right given to us at birth and no one can take that away. QTZ everywhere stand with the LGBTQIA+ community of Korea. |
| 989 | 5-28-2023 20:43:46 | Chay from Canada | LGBTQIA+ people are people and deserve respect! |
| 990 | 5-28-2023 20:44:07 | 청록 / 한국 | 우리가 더 가시적으로 우리를 표현할 거야! 우리를 누구도 막을 수 없다! |
| 991 | 5-28-2023 20:44:31 | Arabella | I wish that all queer people in South Korea will be accepted just like the others |
| 992 | 5-28-2023 20:44:51 | Claire, France | Pride should not be criminalized. LGBT rights are human rights. I stand in solidarity with Korean LGBT people. |
| 993 | 5-28-2023 20:45:41 | Ethan, Austria | Everyone should be able to express and celebrate their identity and sexuality freely, if you can’t guarantee safety and allowance for that, you have terrible failed your citizens, which shouldn’t be the case. It’s saddening to see development backwards while many countries are giving their best to improve. All that is asked of you, is not to forbid people to love and express, those two things are solid ground of human rights, which you as the state should cherish and honor instead of fighting against it. |
| 994 | 5-28-2023 20:46:04 | Aidan from Italy | Pride is a beautiful moment of familiarity, let us sing, let us dance, let us be together. We're real, we're here and we'll keep existing even when you close your eyes |
| 995 | 5-28-2023 20:46:21 | USA | I stand with the Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade! Humans deserve love, respect, and the freedom to express themselves no matter what. Do not harm or silence these beautiful humans. |
| 996 | 5-28-2023 20:46:40 | 남한에 사는 호령이 | I said what i had to say while i went to the plaza last week but i'm gonna say it again. the parade is such a sweet event for all LGBTQ+ folks of south korea and international ones who love coming to have a nice time with us. We need to keep those events going and as direspectful as this decision is it proves us once again that we can be united when it needs to happen. Keep it up and let save the parade. |
| 997 | 5-28-2023 20:46:51 | Leti Uchiha | We queer people exist, and we can't be erased like this! Discrimination's not cool and nice at all, but rude as hell. |
| 998 | 5-28-2023 20:47:44 | Bee, UK | There are no words for how sad and angry this decision has made my peers and I. Queer Koreans deserve to feel safe, valued and have spaces to celebrate love and life. Queer people and our supporters all over the world have eyes on this, and we will not go down without a fight. I hope the Seoul Queer Culture Festival can continue to shine in its many colours. |
| 999 | 5-28-2023 20:48:00 | Nox United States | Never be afraid to be who you are! I know it’s scary, but it’s scarier to have to hide. I hope the world can accept us soon. Know that I love you and I’m here for you. ALWAYS. |
| 1000 | 5-28-2023 20:48:05 | Noah from Sweden | Queer people will always exist, pushing us away will never work. We will never go away no matter what you try to do to suppress us. From the fabulous drag queens to the most beautiful butch lesbians, we will always shine the brightest. |
| 1001 | 5-28-2023 20:48:06 | Xenia, Germany | I admire your courage so much, you people are strong, beautiful and valid <3
Never stop fighting for what's right and justice will eventually prevail.
Wishing you all the best, strength, love and support!! |
| 1002 | 5-28-2023 20:48:11 | Kei from Philippines | TO MY FELLOW SKITTLES SQUAD, MY BELOVED QUEER COMMUNITY, LET US NOT LOSE OUR SPARKLES, ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT WE ARE GORGEOUS, HOT, SEXY AND AMAZING PEOPLE AND THAT NO LOSER CAN BRING OUR SHINE DOWN. 우리는 모두 강하고 회복력이 있기 때문에 두려워하지 마세요! 우리는 사랑받고 소중히 여겨지며 우리 모두는 두려움 없이 반짝반짝 빛나는 용기의 모든 반짝임과 함께 서 있어야 한다. MABUHAY TAYONG LAHAT, DAHIL TAYO AY MAGAGANDA'T GWAPO, AT HINDI TAYO MAGPAPAKABOG SA MGA MABABAHONG BUDHI NA ITO. STAND STRONG, MY LOVES!! |
| 1003 | 5-28-2023 20:49:07 | Ree & England | QTZ around the world are standing with you all- to the queer korean community and seoul queer parade you are all so strong and we are so proud of everything you’re doing. We hope things will get better for you, never stop fighting for change! |
| 1004 | 5-28-2023 20:49:30 | Nook, USA | Our country is trying to make existing as we are illegal, too. People should be allowed to live as we are without forced interference from religion or the government. American QTZ and the queer community here stands with you ❤️ |
| 1005 | 5-28-2023 20:50:03 | azhar | the lgbtq+ community has a rich history of resistance and rising against oppression, time and time again. in this day and age, where legislation is being passed to actively remove lgbt folk (specifically trans people) from public life, it is more important than ever that queer pride is celebrated. lgbt children deserve to see elders just like them who’ve grown to live happy, healthy, and fulfilled lives. they deserve a community to look up to.
to cancel such an important event to instead host a group that operates on hate and othering that which they do not understand is cruelty. is it not better to showcase people who’ve fought to live their truth than those who want nothing but to persecute innocents?
i send my strength and love to the lgbtq+ community in korea, and hope that they can live and celebrate their lives freely without fear of being othered. and i thank the lgbtq+ activists who are working so hard to guarantee a better future for the queer youths in their communities 💕 |
| 1006 | 5-28-2023 20:50:31 | Ash, UK | Love is love, the Seoul queer community is brave and strong, and you can overcome this injustice. |
| 1007 | 5-28-2023 20:50:35 | Marcos from Spain | LGBT+ people are PEOPLE, like everyone else, they deserve respect and have the right to receive it! It is against human rights not to let people express themselves freely |
| 1008 | 5-28-2023 20:51:58 | Shan, France | The right to protest and show our identity is one of the most important and fundamental right of all. Every one should have the right to do so, being queer, straight, black, asian, or any human being. Let's stand together for LGBTQIA+ rights in South Korea and every country we can. Love always wins. |
| 1009 | 5-28-2023 20:52:09 | Toprak frok Turkey! | I know how hard it is with a government and society that doesn't see lgbtiqa+ rights as human rights since i experienced same situation, polices are trying to stop us just from freely walking in our cities but we are never alone. I want every queer to know that they are not alone. We are always here to destroy the "cis-tem" and every walking of ours is a pride parade :) I hope you can all make your voice heard for those who can't!! |
| 1010 | 5-28-2023 20:52:22 | Evvie (Britain) | Stay strong !! You deserve to be happy and to live your life the most authentic way possible !! never give up !! 포기 하지마세요 !! 힘내세요 !! (I’m not sure if these are correct Korean isn’t my first language) |
| 1011 | 5-28-2023 20:53:37 | Nalin - Love from Cambodia | To ban people from organizing an event to celebrate their experiences and existence from a political party representing its people. Decisions like these should have no place in any community! People should never be treated differently due to their sexuality or gender, acts like this are absolutely unacceptable in any community. We stand with Seoul Queer Culture Festival! |
| 1012 | 5-28-2023 20:54:13 | Ella :) | Sometimes things are harder to achieve but everyone got this. In times like this we sould support each other in the community and spread love and just be hopeful. Everything will be alright!!! You guys got this!! Much love for everyone in the LGBTQ+ community. Hopefully there wont be any more problems ♡♡ |
| 1013 | 5-28-2023 20:55:35 | Kay & USA | Love is love. You matter 💜 |
| 1014 | 5-28-2023 20:56:51 | Georgia, UK | Queer people have always existed and will always continue to exist! Solidarity to the Korean community! |
| 1015 | 5-28-2023 20:57:41 | Richmond | Hello! As a bisexual nonbinary person in South east Asia, I hope you all that you are not alone in the battle for queer rights. You all are amazing, and you all are worthy of being protected against discrimination. Love you all! |
| 1016 | 5-28-2023 20:58:21 | Sara - Austria | We frown upon the government for allowing such discrimination and stand with our LGBTQIA+ siblings in South Korea! Fight for equal rights for all people everywhere, LOVE is never a sin nor a crime! |
| 1017 | 5-28-2023 20:59:08 | dot / france | love cannot be forced, to start or to end, love just is and always will be. |
| 1018 | 5-28-2023 21:00:08 | Ginger Noona, USA | “The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance.” – Nathaniel Branden |
| 1019 | 5-28-2023 21:03:26 | Nya(나이야) from England❤️ | It’s extremely terrible to see the government blatantly try to oppose the LGBTQIA+ community like this. However do not be disheartened, if we believe that some day our efforts will amount to a more fair and just world then know that you have my support. I can’t bravely stand up and show my true self right now, so I admire all of you who are a part of this parade, so thank you for what you are doing. |
| 1020 | 5-28-2023 21:04:00 | Marit - the Netherlands | I will always stand with my LGBTQIA+ peers. We just want to be able to live our lives comfortably while being our authentic selves. There is no harm done to anyone else with us living and loving as we are. |
| 1021 | 5-28-2023 21:05:34 | Moonie, Belgium | Each and every queer person is beautiful and deserves to show their beauty to the world - if they wish to do so - and not to be excluded from public spaces. Pride is beautiful and strong, trying to hide it away is only going to make it grow stronger. |
| 1022 | 5-28-2023 21:06:15 | Gina Gagliani from USA | Not allowing the Seoul Queer Culture Festival to be held in the Seoul Plaza is blatant discrimination. LGBTQ+ people deserve to use this space as much as others. I stand with the Korean queer community and I hope this decision is overturned so that they can celebrate their pride just like everyone else. |
| 1023 | 5-28-2023 21:10:06 | Roby / Italy | Hi lovely people! Lots of love from the asexual and lesbian community from Italy 🫂💜 We will always be here, we will always be queer! |
| 1024 | 5-28-2023 21:11:58 | Lucy B - UK | We all deserve to be true to ourselves, that is what takes true bravery! I hope one day we can all be peaceful and exist happily… 저는 정말 자랑스러워요. 당신은 모두 정말 아름다워요. |
| 1025 | 5-28-2023 21:14:02 | Valeria, USA | All people living their lives with the guarantee of safety and protection is a human right. Being denied use of a plaza, that should be open to all who are simply trying to spread happiness and solidarity, is to disavow a people who must already exist bravely simply to be themselves. It shows a lack of care to a people who already experience disproportionate violence— and to silence the abused is to protect the abuser. To then grant use of the plaza instead to a religious group known for harming LGBTQ+ citizen on the same day they requested is a deliberate and calculated act of violence which emboldens those prone to hatred by believing the government places them as more human than LGBTQ+ citizens. I stand in solidarity of the LGBTQIA+ community in Korea, and the Seoul Queer Parade. I hope you will reflect deeply on yourselves and find that at our cores we are all people who must work to protect each other, and allow the parade to take place as originally planned, and reschedule the event hosted by the religious organisation. |
| 1026 | 5-28-2023 21:17:43 | Safi | Don’t ever be afraid to be yourself, you’re you, and will always be valid ♥️ |
| 1027 | 5-28-2023 21:21:00 | Mars from Spain | It is not easy to be openly queer, but remember you will always have the LGBTQIA+ community, you will be save there. |
| 1028 | 5-28-2023 21:22:21 | Kai | I hope we will be seen as human |
| 1029 | 5-28-2023 21:24:11 | CRY - AUSTRALIA | Queer people have existed ever since the dawn of humanity!! Queer love and joy is human love and joy, queer rights are human rights! Banning SQP was a targeted move to silence Korea's LGBTQIA+ community from mainstream society. It's completely unacceptable in this day and age. The queer existence will always remain loud and proud, let's celebrate our differences because that's what makes humanity so beautiful!! |
| 1030 | 5-28-2023 21:24:31 | Mars from Spain | Never believe that you are a mistake, remember that you aren't harming anyone by being who you are. Don't let their hate and intolerance succeed. |
| 1031 | 5-28-2023 21:26:50 | Teddy, United States of America | LGBT/Queer Koreans and those living in Korea deserve to be represented and respected, and it's only fair that they get the opportunity to show that pride in their identity with a peaceful, joyous parade just like every other developed nation |
| 1032 | 5-28-2023 21:28:15 | Mars from Spain | You shouldn't change and hide your queerness, those who harm us and discriminate us should learn to tolerate and accept. You are a victim, not a danger. |
| 1033 | 5-28-2023 21:32:14 | Del, Poland | LGBTQIA+ rights are human rights. We queers from all around the world won't give up and we will keep supporting each other. Fighting! |
| 1034 | 5-28-2023 21:33:26 | Samantha Nicole from the Philippines | I stand with the LGBTQ+ community as someone who grew up in a religious household. At a very young age, we were told to love our neighbors; how different are people in the LGBTQ+ community from those who identify as heterosexuals? Are they not deserving of love as well? From the way I see it, people are using the Bible as a way to spread their bigotry and hatred, which goes against what was preached. Love is love! |
| 1035 | 5-28-2023 21:34:14 | A., Ireland | Queer rights are human rights! |
| 1036 | 5-28-2023 21:34:31 | Eden United States | You can never erase us LGBTQ+ people. we’ve always existed and WILL continue to exist! stay strong and LOUD! |
| 1037 | 5-28-2023 21:40:51 | Alex. Italy | It's a shame. I hope the world will become a better place for everyone and especially for people like us. Keep fighting for us, for the world and for the next generations🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🌈 |
| 1038 | 5-28-2023 21:42:27 | Coyote. Louisiana | Love is Love! We stand with QI.X and all queer people of the country!🏳️🌈 |
| 1039 | 5-28-2023 21:42:30 | Xiaoming from China | As a whole, the LGBTQIA+ community’s message is simple: We are humans too. We want to be heard and seen, and be allowed to live our lives being true to who we really are. Let’s work together towards a shared future for all: A future that celebrates diversity and inclusion for all |
| 1040 | 5-28-2023 21:46:18 | Clio. From New Mexico | God loves everyone, even us Queer folk. If he loves everyone, you should let others be free to love!🏳️🌈🏳️🌈 |
| 1041 | 5-28-2023 21:46:23 | Gean, Germany | The Seoul Queer Parade is a Parade against discrimination of the queer minority group and creates visibility and therefore more acceptance.
We stand with the Seoul Queer Parade! |
| 1042 | 5-28-2023 21:48:07 | My name Syah a trans woman from Malaysia | Please count on me one of the supporters of LGBTQI+ Seoul South korea 🙏 🙏 🙏 |
| 1043 | 5-28-2023 21:48:17 | Lupe Castillo, USA | LGBTQ+ people have the right to exist safely and be respected - we are all human and should treat each other with kindness because that is the only universal law that exists. Religion is no excuse for hatred. |
| 1044 | 5-28-2023 21:51:02 | August, Romania. | Queer people deserve to exist and celebrate their identities no matter what. Such a decision by the Seoul city gov is a very loud declaration of anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments and it should not be tolerated. I stand in solidarity with Korean queer people and the Seoul Queer Parade and I hope for better, more accepting times for everyone. |
| 1045 | 5-28-2023 21:52:49 | Xeed's Greeny (on tiktok) | I am outraged that the Seoul Metropolitan Government is not allowing the use of the Seoul Plaza for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023. I think they should give usage of the plaza for the festival to show they will not discriminate usage of the plaza based on gender and sexuality in favor of cisgender and heterosexual people. If they don't right this wrong it is very clear hateful act upon the LGBTQ+ community and we will continue to vocalise how we feel about this discriminatory action. |
| 1046 | 5-28-2023 21:57:38 | Lucien from Wales 🏴 | trans people everywhere please stay safe <3 take care of yourself 🏳️⚧️ there will be better days for us some day :( I love you all please remember you are worthy, valid and loved 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵 |
| 1047 | 5-28-2023 22:05:08 | Neo, United States | In this day and age, queer people are quickly losing the public and private spaces they could count on gathering in. By not allowing the Seoul Queer Culture Festival use the plaza but instead this Christian organization, that is a blatant slap in the face to the Korean queer community. Do not let this become another instance where the queer community will become even more isolated from each other and ostracized from the general public at large. |
| 1048 | 5-28-2023 22:06:18 | Alisa, Ukraine | As a non-binary bisexual person myself I also stand with queer community of Korea and Seoul Queer Parade. People of all sexualities and identities deserve to have freedom for celebrating and expressing themselves; and government should care about all of its people also regardless of their sexuality, identity, religious beliefs and so on. Sending all my love and support to all of korean LGBTQIA+ people 💜 |
| 1049 | 5-28-2023 22:08:53 | Samuel, Switzerland | In a world where queer people are still vilified and killed every single day, pride is desperately needed. I am queer myself and my heart goes out to every single member of my community affected by this. I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community. Queer people deserve to be heard and have their own safe space. |
| 1050 | 5-28-2023 22:10:29 | asma Djibouti | i love you and i wish u all the best !!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷 |
| 1051 | 5-28-2023 22:17:34 | Emily (USA) | Never stop fighting for your visibility!! |
| 1052 | 5-28-2023 22:19:31 | anthony, USA | LGBTQ CITIZENS MATTER |
| 1053 | 5-28-2023 22:20:24 | Chloe Smyth - Scotland, UK | I stand by the LGBTQIA+ people of South Korea as this was an unlawful decision to deny them use of the plaza for the Queer culture parade, deciding instead to hold a Christian organised event.
I believe all voices should be heard, and denying one that is so under represented in South Korea is upsetting.
Coming from a country who has open LGBTQIA+ parades, queer marriage laws and openly accepts Queer people within part of their culture it is truly upsetting to see others around the world are not given the same opportunity and represented the same when they try so hard to be heard and seen and to support others like them.
I believe this was a clear attempt of discrimination, by replacing this event with another that typically opposes the Queer community to stop LGBTQIA+ people from the right to celebrate their identities and to hold this event. |
| 1054 | 5-28-2023 22:22:15 | KC | Leading with hate in your heart is not the answer! Love is love and wins above all! |
| 1055 | 5-28-2023 22:25:32 | Myka, USA | Human is human is human! The government should not disregard the humanity of the people they serve. Queer people deserve to exist without undue hardships. Open the plaza!! |
| 1056 | 5-28-2023 22:30:10 | Angie, Argentina. | Estoy súper decepcionada, esta situación es un retraso a todos los derechos y las pequeñas acepciones que la comunidad ha logrado conquistar en Corea hasta ahora. En mi país esto ya no es discusión permitida, todas las identidades son iguales ante la ley y la iglesia no tiene forma de intervenir en los asuntos de gobierno. Se me hace imposible siquiera imaginar cómo las minorías afrontan su día a día en un país tan conservador, atravesando toda esa discriminación abominable. Esta situación es un claro caso de violation de derechos humanos, se nos está negando nuestra identidad, nuestra forma de vida y ser como somos, no tenemos lugares para expresarnos y la sociedad hace un inmenso esfuerzo por escondernos cada vez más. Corea debe progresar o se quedará en el tiempo y comenzará a sufrir las consecuencias de sus actos, actúa como una nación moderna pero los grupos de poder comparten la misma ideología conservadora, como pueden pretender ser un país moderno, de oportunidades, cuando sus bases son tan añejas? Me encantaría poder volar hasta allí para estar con mis hermanes de la comunidad, para alentarlos y decirles que todo va a estar bien, que vamos a seguir luchando con ustedes hasta que el mundo sea un lugar en el que todos podamos vivir en paz. Fuerzas !! Gracias por difundir este mensaje !! |
| 1057 | 5-28-2023 22:32:24 | Name: Adriana, country: Perú | Hello, I read the news about the pride parade some time ago, it's truly heartbreaking to still see this type of behavior from authorities, i just want to let you know that you're all not alone, i know it's scary to live as a queer person when your country it's acting like this to you and , please know that we always support you matter what so please don't feel alone because we all love you a lot.
I want to thank QI.X for always speaking up against these things, we will try to help as much as we can and I hope you can celebrate pride month in peace.
I might live on the other side of the world but I still support you a lot, i hope we all can be free someday 💗 |
| 1058 | 5-28-2023 22:36:43 | 클러드 호주 | 바다 건너 안녕
이시 많이 힘들
하지만 진실의 사람 뒤다 더 좋아
이렇게 우리 빛나
영원히 우리 같이 함께
행복하자 건강하자 사랑하자 자유하자 |
| 1059 | 5-28-2023 22:40:38 | Sam, USA | Queer discrimination is a barbaric hold over from times that I think we all need to get away from. There is no reason other than bigotry. |
| 1060 | 5-28-2023 22:41:28 | Coolbeans, United States | Remember at times when you feel your light is at its darkest, there is someone who embraces it with hope and uses it to light their path. |
| 1061 | 5-28-2023 22:41:48 | Lexie - Philippines | Dear citizens and the government, we humbly ask for your permission to allow us in holding the Seoul Queer Parade.
As an ally of the LGBTQ+ community, we would like to stand in solidarity for our loved ones as well as other people who are part of it.
Korea is a long-progressive nation and we hope that inclusivity and acceptance will eventually be a part of our hearts in order to continually change for the better.
We are asking this with love and peace.
너무감사합니다. |
| 1062 | 5-28-2023 22:44:13 | sha & indonesia | i stand solidarity with Korean queer community and Seoul Queer Parade. ♡ |
| 1063 | 5-28-2023 22:46:50 | Ana, from Spain | The Goverment of Seoul is an institution that should protect their people, but in this case is causing harm to their citizens, which is totally unacceptable. Closing the plaza just shows how close their hearts are as well towards LGBT+ people. The rest of the world will keep on fighting with LGBT+ Koreans until South Korea is a safe place for everyone. |
| 1064 | 5-28-2023 22:49:04 | Eiji Shimabukuro | Fight the good fight, my LGBTQIA+ fellows in South Korea! Love you and stay safe! Don’t forget to rest when you need it. |
| 1065 | 5-28-2023 22:49:53 | Brenna, USA | All over the world, we stand in solidarity with and support the Seoul Queer Culture Festival! Given the history of the festival and prior use of the Seoul Plaza, this decision is unreasonable and deeply offensive. This festival is more important now than ever and this discrimination is a human rights violation. Please immediately reverse this decision and publicly denounce hate-filled homophobia and religious discrimination. We send love and support to those affected by this government's choice. |
| 1066 | 5-28-2023 22:50:00 | Patt, Spain | Desde la otra punta del mundo os doy un abrazo. El resto del mundo os está apoyando. No es justo lo que está ocurriendo y espero que pronto las cosas empiecen a cambiar. Os deseo lo mejor. |
| 1067 | 5-28-2023 22:50:58 | L from the United Kingdom | From a legal perspective everyone has the right to freedom of speech and cancelling this event is a direct infringement on this right.
But legality aside, from a purely human perspective you are proliferating the erasure and marginalisation of Queer folk- trying to silence their voice. Queer folk exist and have always existed. They deserve a celebration. Please rethink your harmful decision to prevent this celebration that would bring happiness to so many, and that would make them feel seen. |
| 1068 | 5-28-2023 22:51:12 | Haruna, Japan | Queer people should be given a space to celebrate their identities! Purposefully denying that in favor of something that directly opposes LGBTQ identities is an act of discrimination. Everyone has the right to be themselves and queer people have suffered through so much, they deserve to be proud of themselves and to express that. |
| 1069 | 5-28-2023 22:52:06 | Navi, United States | Denying access to the plaza is innapropriate and deeply offensive, and you (the government) know that. A governments job is to serve, care for, and protect ALL the people, not just the ones they agree with. Queer people will never go away, so stop pretending like we don’t exist |
| 1070 | 5-28-2023 22:52:28 | jul | Please know that you are not alone, and I, along with millions and billions of people, stand with you. You are beautiful, and you deserve to be respected and loved. Please take care always. |
| 1071 | 5-28-2023 22:56:38 | Lilo from Slovakia | Love is love! Always! Fighting! 🌈 |
| 1072 | 5-28-2023 22:57:40 | LD, USA | The use of public spaces should not be restricted based on identity — queer citizens are citizens too! Justice for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival! |
| 1073 | 5-28-2023 22:58:11 | celine from germany | the korean lgbt+ community deserves public space to celebrate themselves and it's shameful to deny that based on prejudice and hatred. descrimination shouldn't be the norm. i stand in solidarity with the korean queer community and i hope this gets resolved quickly and properly. |
| 1074 | 5-28-2023 22:59:34 | Nell from Argentina | being kind and not interfere in other people's life is not that hard! everyone should be treat with respect, regardless of their sexuality, gender expression, skin color or age! we want to love, live and laugh in peace 👩❤️👩 |
| 1075 | 5-28-2023 23:04:42 | Isra, United States | Allowing bigotry to thrive doesn't just make people marginalized people uncomfortable, it threatens our lives. A culture of discrimination pushes marginalized communities out of public spaces, dehumanizes us, and emboldens lawmakers to codify discriminatory practices. Events like the Seoul Queer Parade allows queer people to find solidarity and community, and this especially important when you're young. These gatherings literally could save a life. |
| 1076 | 5-28-2023 23:05:27 | Nicole, United States | To disallow the use of the plaza to LGBT individuals is disrespectful and discriminatory. All people should be able to use the plaza space freely as long as it isn’t causing harm. I stand with the LGBTQIA+ community in Korea and oppose the blatant discrimination from the government in the choice to disallow the Queer Festival. I feel sorry to all my fellow queer people who are now unable to celebrate their identity with their friends at the plaza. I stand with you and support you always!! I’m sending you strength to make it through this harmful situation. Please remember even if the government doesn’t agree, you are valued and loved and deserve respect regardless of your sexuality or gender identity!! Please take care of yourselves and have pride in who you are 💕🌈 |
| 1077 | 5-28-2023 23:10:00 | Felipe & Brazil | The government needs to understand that is not by taking our space that we will stop existing!! It just makes things worse by suppressing us and making us feel unseen |
| 1078 | 5-28-2023 23:12:15 | lucero |
lgbtq people deserve the same opportunities as people who arent. they are still real people with real experiences and emotions. |
| 1079 | 5-28-2023 23:12:19 | Rachel - Guatemala | I hope someday we're able to express ourselves without fearing what others may do to stop us from being free. I stand with the Korean queer community and the Seoul Pride Parade to find justice when their voices are being silenced, because it's not fair to use other's spaces when they need it and are making absolutely no harm to others. Fighting! |
| 1080 | 5-28-2023 23:13:03 | vivi australia | i love the gays!!!! lets go gays!!! |
| 1081 | 5-28-2023 23:17:04 | Mima | Beautiful as you are. Never apologize for who you love. |
| 1082 | 5-28-2023 23:18:21 | 니아 호주 | 화이팅하시고 계속 싸우자! 멀리서 응원하고 있어요 좋은 결과가 나오길 바래요 🏳️🌈🩷 |
| 1083 | 5-28-2023 23:19:17 | Gio/지오, 미국 | We should all be allowed to celebrate our identities without discrimination or fear. For the government to so blatantly disregard an entire community like this is nothing short of foul. The Seoul Queer Culture Festival draws a lot of attention from international K-Culture fans, and to not allow it to happen as usual will draw negative attention to the government and the country. Do better. |
| 1084 | 5-28-2023 23:19:24 | Zephyr, Canada | Prode saves lives! Let people be themselves and connect with others. LGBTQIA+ people exist, we just want to be free to be who we are and live peacefully! Let Korean LGBTQIA+ people celebrate their colours and be happy! |
| 1085 | 5-28-2023 23:23:16 | Rina - United States | The lgbt community deserves a place to express themselves and celebrate who they are. By allowing the Christian organizations to win and use the plaza instead, it only spreads hatred and intolerance. It is absolutely unacceptable for a political party to discriminate against the people they’re supposed to be representing. In my country, hatred and violence against the LGBTQ community are rising and rights are being taken away. The community worldwide needs to stand in solidarity. We deserve to be heard! We stand with Seoul Queer Culture Festival. We are people too! |
| 1086 | 5-28-2023 23:25:07 | rane United States of America | Lgbtq+ people are people too and deserve the same rights as everyone. it isn't a crime or something to punish. |
| 1087 | 5-28-2023 23:25:24 | Lii (Belgium) | On May 21st 2023, Belgium had its Queer Pride Parade in Brussels, which I was able to attend. It brought me a feeling of peace, joy and community. I wish the same for my siblings in Korea. We love you all, we stand with you and we will continue to help you however we can. You are not alone. |
| 1088 | 5-28-2023 23:27:15 | Taylor, United States | The LGBTQ community deserve a space to feel safe and the right to express themselves. This discriminative action by the Seoul city government is cowardly, but the LGBTQ community will not crumble against this decision. |
| 1089 | 5-28-2023 23:27:50 | Ren, Canada | Even though times are hard for us now, I know we'll pull through. We will always exist in every time and every place no matter what anyone else tries to do to erase, and we will always fight for our rights to exist. Love will always win in the end. |
| 1090 | 5-28-2023 23:34:13 | Kylie, U.S.A | you are amazing and wonderful just the way you are!!!! you are so so loved ♥ |
| 1091 | 5-28-2023 23:34:47 | 프린, 한국 | 저는 2019년 처음 서울퀴어퍼레이드에 참여했습니다. 그리고 그날 인생에서 손꼽을 만큼의 해방감을 느꼈었습니다. 그 기억으로 혐오가 가득한 일상을 살아갈 힘을 얻었습니다. 서울퀴어퍼레이드는 특히 주위에서 쉽게 퀴어 친구, 동료들을 만나기 어려운 사람들에게 손을 내밀고 그들이 함께할 수 있는 사람들을 만나고 연대의 힘을 얻을 수 있도록 해주는 소중한 창구입니다. 그렇기에 서울퀴어퍼레이드는 반드시 개최되어야 합니다. 비가 쏟아졌지만 무지개를 마주하며 마무리한 2022년의 서울퀴어퍼레이드의 행진처럼, 우리는 결국 비구름을 몰아내고 무지개를 마주할 것입니다! |
| 1092 | 5-28-2023 23:35:56 | Mint, USA | Queerness is an expression of love and beauty. There is strength and value in being queer and we wouldn't trade it for the world! |
| 1093 | 5-28-2023 23:37:54 | @l._siri_.l (tiktok), Venezuela | La comunidad lgbtqia+ tienen el derecho de usar la plaza sin discriminación, lo que están haciendo va en contra de este principio |
| 1094 | 5-28-2023 23:38:54 | Shannon, USA | I stand with the Korean queer community and their right to exist in public |
| 1095 | 5-28-2023 23:40:35 | Sea | I stand with the LGBTQIA+ people in Korea! |
| 1096 | 5-28-2023 23:42:22 | Arg | Me parece muy importante lo que están haciendo. Gracias! |
| 1097 | 5-28-2023 23:42:51 | Rachelle, USA | All people should be treated the same including LGBTQ! It is unfair to forbid the Seoul Plaza from being used for an LGBTQ event to hand it over to a Christian organization. It shows that citizens are not being treated equally. |
| 1098 | 5-28-2023 23:44:11 | 시옷 / korea | 퀴어에게 광장을 돌려줘 |
| 1099 | 5-28-2023 23:44:30 | lilly, usa | we stand with our lgbtqia family in seoul and want so much better for you! |
| 1100 | 5-28-2023 23:44:31 | Mara, US | Good morning from the states! I just want you to know you are not alone and all of your queer family in the states supports you! |
| 1101 | 5-28-2023 23:44:46 | United States of America | You have my support! be safe and live your life you got this✊🏾 |
| 1102 | 5-28-2023 23:44:52 | Max (맥스), USA (미국) | Please keep going! You matter and your identity is yours. Be yourself no matter what. You're valid and loved. Cheer up, please!! |
| 1103 | 5-28-2023 23:49:07 | 수 | 연대합니다 |
| 1104 | 5-28-2023 23:51:32 | Abby, Canada | I stand in solidarity with the Korean queer community. As a queer person, I will always support the fight against governments' and other groups' move to invisibalize us and remove our participation from the community. We have a right to exist as we are in our own countries, and to be safe and loved. |
| 1105 | 5-28-2023 23:56:13 | J Kim, United States | I strongly oppose Seoul Metropolitan Government’s decision to deny the Seoul Queer Culture Festival’s application to hold the festival in Seoul Plaza. The government’s decision is a blatant action of discrimination against the queer and trans community and those in solidarity with the community, in Korea and internationally. This event is an inclusive festival that celebrates the queer and trans community, and welcomes all people to participate. There is no other large-scale event in the country that is as inclusive and uplifts social minorities as the KQCF does.
Seoul Metropolitan Government, I demand that you do better. Promote anti-discrimination. Show Korean society and the international community that the government considers members of the queer/trans community as citizens too. In fact, the Metropolitan government should not only allow the festival to take place at Seoul Plaza on the date requested but also provide ample funding for this festival to be held, as the festival greatly increases social awareness and promotes antidiscrimination in Korea—something that Seoul Metropolitan Government itself should be doing!
Allow the KQCF to be held on the requested date and provide support and funding for the event NOW. |
| 1106 | 5-28-2023 23:59:02 | Samantha, Texas (USA) | I stand with the Korean queer community and everyone involved with the Seoul Queer Parade. It is vital for a group of people that have been marginalized for so long to have the freedom to celebrate their existence. LGBTQIA+ people exist and holding events like the Seoul Queer Parade is a great way to get to know the people in your community. Diversity is always a great thing and should be embraced. Coming from a country that is allowing anti LGBTQIA+ bills to be passed it saddens me to see others in our community go through similar situations. |
| 1107 | 5-29-2023 0:00:36 | Faith - United States of America | I support the Seoul Queer Culture Festival, all identities and people should be represented! It’s unfair to try to put people back in a closet to support a certain agenda. Everyone has the right to express themselves. |
🏳️🌈 서울퀴어퍼레이드집행위원회는 서울퀴어퍼레이드에 연대하여 서울시의 서울광장 사용 불허를 규탄하는 다른 단위들의 입장문을 공유하고, 행사들을 소개합니다. 입장문 발표와 행사 개최를 진행했거나, 진행할 예정인 경우 sqpexe@sqcf.org 로 홍보 자료를 보내주시면 공유 및 소개하겠습니다. 보내주시는 응원과 지지에 힘을 많이 얻고 있습니다. 감사합니다.
[서울시 서울광장 사용불허를 규탄하고 서울퀴어퍼레이드와 연대하며]
안녕하세요 퀴어아이돌 QI.X입니다.
지난 5월 3일 서울시가 서울퀴어퍼레이드의 서울광장 사용을 불허했다는 소식은 우리를 분노하게 하였지만 우리를 좌절하게 만들려는 시도는 실패했습니다. 우리는 절대 숨지 않습니다. 우리는 서로를 사랑하는 마음을 품고 오래동안 이곳에서 함께 살아나갈 것입니다. 우리는 폭력과 혐오에 굴하지 않고 목소리를 높일 것입니다.
서울퀴어퍼레이드와 한국의 성소수자 커뮤니티와 연대하고 서울시의 편협한 결정 철회를 요구하는 전세계 천여명이 넘는 우리들이 함께한 목소리를 보내드립니다.
미국, 캐나다, 브라질, 멕시코, 필리핀, 인도네시아, 스웨덴, 핀란드, 나이지리아, 포르투갈, 호주, 스페인, 에콰도르, 폴란드, 몰디브, 영국, 프랑스, 아일랜드, 독일, 노르웨이, 아르헨티나, 벨기에, 도미니카 공화국, 시리아, 인도, 페루, 일본, 룩셈부르크, 남아프리카공화국, 푸에르토리코, 모로코, 콜롬비아, 싱가포르, 루마니아, 칠레, 체코 공화국, 덴마크, 이탈리아, 오스트리아, 리투아니아, 코스타리카, 과테말라, 홍콩, 그리스, 베네수엘라, 크로아티아, 이라크, 볼리비아, 아이슬랜드, 카자흐스탄, 트리니다드 토바고, 스위스, 엘살바도르, 스코틀랜드, 베트남, 케냐, 우루과이,튀르키예, 바베이도스, 아르메니아, 말레이시아, 파키스탄과 대한민국 등
Lights up 머리위로 더는 숨지 않을게!
우리는 함께 더 큰 빛으로 모이고 걸어나갈 것 입니다!
2023년 5월 29일
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The parade should be welcomed, not shunned!!
If you are happy loving, I don't see why question you🫂
I hope things change for the better, and I'll be trying my hardest to help in whatever way I can. We all deserve to be loved, not despite our gender and sexualities, but for them.
People are people, and everyone deserves respect. Sending so much love from Swedish queer people. I'll celebrate Pride extra hard this year, and I'll love a little braver. ♡
This world is colorful. No one should be limited to what others deem as acceptable. There should be no limitations in how one expresses themselves.
This world is beautiful. We must be able to fill it with love that we share. No matter what gender we identify as.
I sincerely wait for the day to come where we can all love freely.
South Korea, please just let your people live their life, let them show you how beautiful they are, how much they love you and wish for you to reciprocate that love. Let your children hold hands, let them show you their colours. They're just asking for a bit of empathy from you, for a glance from the corner of your eye, for a day to be together. They need someone to support them the way a parent should have. You should have.
You still can.
출신 나라는 상관 없어, 모든 사람들이 인권들 자격이 있다, 조립할 권리는 포함해.
It’s time to let go of antiquated thoughts that those in the LGBTQ+ community are “less than.” We are all human, and it is the 21st century. We should long be past this way of thinking. Please allow for a Pride parade in Seoul, for all those who have lived in the shadows afraid of their fellow man.
People should be able to celebrate who they are! THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING LGBTQIA+
조심하세요. 힘내세요! 화이팅 <3
(gamsamnida QI.X)🙂
we ARE citizens too. i hope the city government manages to admit its wrongdoings and try to give you the opportunity to hold this parade in at least similar venues like the plaza. we believe in you, fighting !
I hope that these people can reflect on the negativity they are spreading by condemning a beautiful and loving community that is just asking to have their basic human rights respected.
I wish for a future in which we will no longer be afraid to hold our beloveds’ hand in public. Let’s stay strong, we all stand with the Korean queer community!
The LGBTQIA+ community simply want to be heard and seen: queer people have had to fight to be recognized as normal human beings with human rights for far too long. Why is it that an event that celebrates human rights, love and humanity as a whole is not allowed to take place?
The international LGBTQIA+ community stands with the Seoul Queer Parade, the queer people of Seoul, the queer people of South Korea, and queer people all around the world.
There is nothing wrong in being LGBTQIA+: you are just as natural, just as human and just as loveable as anyone else. May there come a day where no one in this world has to be discriminated against for being themselves. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Your life is not less no matter who you love or what your gender identity is.
Don't let the hateful opinion of ignorant people tear you down, because we stand strong as a community <3 So let your voice be heard! Your life matters
I love you. Never stop being YOU
In hope that this short message bears the weight of my undying support , I am with you in this battle. Even far away I will be fighting once again for true freedom and happiness.
In my country, same sex marriage is legal since 2020, and our society didn't collapse. So, it's time for the South Korean Government and society to wake up and create spaces for the queer people that live in the country, or the ones that want to visit.
To my queer friends in Seoul and beyond, stay strong! I may be half way across the world but I am with you in this fight for liberation, fair treatment and right to visibility.
We are with you, our Korean family.
The annual pride parades are one of the few times we can take to the streets to express ourselves, where we can show ourselves fearlessly to everyone, showing who we are and the way we feel comfortable; so taking that away from us is a clear act of hate, a sign that we are not welcome there and that there are other speeches more important than ours.
And given this clear act of discrimination, I would ask you to rectify your actions, to realize that LGBTQAI+ people also deserve the same opportunities as any other citizen, our speech does not promote hatred or attack other people, we just want to make them let the country know that we exist, that we are real and similar to the others, so why you are you taking away our freedom of expression as if we didn't deserve it?
사랑과 존재를 노래하고 표현하는 QI.X와 서울퀴어퍼레이드에 연대합니다.
As a trans person I know well how hard it can be to keep going — proudly and hopeful or even just at all — when so many forces are trying to stop you. But I hope you can. We as queer people have always been here, all over the world, and that will always be true.
We always survive, no matter what, because there is nothing more human than a queer life.
We all deserve to thrive in the open.
Standing with the Korean queer community means treating every Korean citizen equally!
(jesus and judas were definitely in a queer situationship)
Who are YOU, to prevent people from seeking knowledge about themselves and others? There is no benefit to pretending these people do not exist. There is no benefit to trying to keep them from existing in public spaces. They already do.
Allowing the Seoul Plaza to be used by those preaching hate, instead of those celebrating love, is peak hypocrisy. Let the Queer Culture Festival happen!
I hope we will face a better future we can live without fear.
I hope Seoul Queer Culture Festival will still be implemented this year and I hope there will be justice for our fellow queer friends in Korea.
In case you don’t already know, there are quite a few states here that have become unsafe for my people. I saw a map somewhere that colored the states and labeled each color as a different level of safety for transgender people. Florida was the only one in black, which was “Do Not Travel”, but the next worse color was a dark red to signal “Worst Anti-Trans Laws”.
I happen to be in one of these dark red states. It’s painful and extremely scary, and Pride is one of the few things keeping me hopeful. It already sucks that my city pushes back Pride so that it’s almost two months after pride month, but it would suck more if we didn’t get to have one at all. Especially if, instead, our space was given to the people that hate us most.
Seeing this decision being made in another country makes me sick. Normally someone might say that out of anger, but I say it out of fear — fear that the rest of the world may support the extermination of my people.
Please, find it in your hearts to allow this event to happen. Reschedule one of the events or move one, or whatever else it takes. Our community needs this now more than ever.
Yes, I am not a Korean citizen. I am a citizen of a country where what might happen with the Seoul Parade happened ten years ago. Ten years ago, LGBTQIA+ people could walk the streets and talk about themselves in peace. Everyone thought it would always be like that. Today, every LGBTQIA+ person knows that if they talk about themselves, they could be killed. And the state approves of that. Like my state approved the abolition of Pride then and like the Korean state is doing now.
The state cannot and should not control people's personal lives. And it should not discriminate on the basis of details of personal life.
And parades are not just for fun and enjoyment. They are not a trifle. It's not a perversion. It's a moment when society realizes that there are no "monsters", that LGBTQIA+ people are their drivers, idols, neighbors, friends, teachers, employers, just good looking people. Parades are about fighting hate and prejudice.
To ban parades is to ban people. I don't know of any modern democratic government that has succeeded in doing this and then not regretted trying to disenfranchise its citizens.
Thank you QI.X for all your positive energy and efforts. I feel like you make many QTZ feel more confident about their gender identity. I'm proud to be a part of your fandom <3
Stand with the Korean LGBTQIA+ community!
❤🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
We deserve a safe space to show us and feel happiness. When the goverment forbids such a primary need, it attacks life itself.
We exist, we want to live, we want to be free
We love QI.X! Thanks for taking action to make the world a better place
All My Love and support to the LGBTQ+ Community, either you were born or currently live in South Korea. Y'all are SO STRONG. Y'all are valid! 💜
To the government -- Shame on you and your values. This act have accomplished nothing to better the lives of your people whether or not they are queer. In fact, it just made things worse.
It it 2023 & this hatred on our Queer family’s right to live at peace and safety is becoming embarrassing and so shameful! It’s time to evolve as it has always been foreseen! Our queer family (MY queer family of South Korea) of the world has ALWAYS been here and you will never erase us. I stand and cry out in solidarity with my queer family of Korea. We have a right to be here and to be seen as human like anyone else! Enough is enough. Evolve with us in love and kindness. The world needs community more now than ever, will you really leave yourself behind? Let us all move and grow as a unit.
Give South Korea every measure of their Pride 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Deserves to have a place in their community
I strongly oppose such unreasonable decision by the Seoul city government in solidarity with Seoul Queer Parade.
You have our unconditional support and if they try to silence you, we will be your voice and speak up with united force! We will always be there for you and fight until justice is served.
You're all valid, loved and valued and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Queer Rights are Human Rights!!
Love, Aizhana
All the love
다같이 싸우자고 사랑하자 ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤
우리 역시 당신들의 국민입니다
한국의 모든 성소수자 여러분 - 정말 사랑합니다!! 당신은 너무 강하고 아름답고 용감합니다. 성소수자 멤버부터 다른 멤버까지 바다 건너에서 응원하겠습니다!! 절대 포기하지 마시고, 당신이 얼마나 놀라운지 알아주세요. (I used a translation app, My apologies if this is incorrect)
We are the same as everyone else; it doesn't matter who you are, who you love or how you identify, we are all people, and we deserve the same respect as everyone else.
Stay strong, you are much more brave that you understand for being who you are in a world like this!
Mexico is with you all!
It is extremely disappointing to hear about the hardships LGBTQIA+ citizens of Seoul are forced to endure at the hands of their own government. Your continual refusal to acknowledge them as equals is creating a worldwide belief that Korea, as a country, is failing in its social growth and progression.
In addition to actively harming your citizens by not providing sexual minorities with fair social liberties and legal protection, you are now violating your own discrimination policies by disallowing the use of Seoul Plaza for holding Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023. Instead, you have given the space to an openly bigoted and hostile Christian religious organization.
It is appalling and heartbreaking to witness this government regress into these outdated, discriminatory practices. Korea has proven itself to be an admirable national with its economical and technological advancements, but if you continue to create a hostile environment for LGBTQIA+ people (citizens and foreigners alike), your antagonism toward the community will overshadow those achievements on the global front.
At 26% (2021), Korea has the twelfth highest suicide rate out of the 195 countries in the world, and the highest among the 31 countries in the OECD. The leading cause of death for Korean youth (ages 10–19) is suicide, and these elevated rates are only exacerbated for LGBTQIA+ youth, as a multitude of research studies show that they are at increased likelihood to contemplate, plan, and attempt suicide.
As a major governing body, you are setting the standard for how your citizens interact with and treat sexual minorities. By continuing to discriminate against them and dismiss their pleas for equality, you are effectively condoning the harassment, stigmatization, and violence they experience each day.
Decisions like these actively encourage hostility and bigotry toward the LGBTQIA+ community, which means YOU are directly contributing to the rising rates of self-harm, substance abuse, and suicide rates among your own citizens.
For these reasons, I urge you to reconsider your decision to disallow the use of Seoul Plaza for holding Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023. The world is watching.
Sincerely,
Sydney (United States)
I respectfully urge the South Korean Government to reconsider its decision and recommit to the principles of equality, inclusivity, and non-discrimination. I encourage you to engage in constructive dialogue with the Korean queer community and the organizers of the Seoul Queer Parade, in order to find a mutually beneficial solution that upholds the fundamental rights and dignity of all individuals.
By embracing diversity and fostering an environment of acceptance, South Korea has an opportunity to be a beacon of progress and respect for human rights. I believe that together everyone can create a society that values and protects the rights and well-being of all its citizens. It’s time to give the LGBTQIA+ community a voice to be heard.
galenanguyenmartinez@gmail.com
Sending all my love to the Korean queer community right now. You deserve to be welcome in public spaces and to exist in all your pride and vibrancy, always.
Keep with it! People from all the world are supporting you and will always do
Lots of love <3
(P. S. boring christians already have enough spaces to disrespect people using Jesus' message of love and acceptance wrongfully. I know, I'm italian)
own transness or my queerness. I send my love to all those who feel betrayed by their communities. I see you. I love you. You are not alone and your love and your identity is beautiful and real — it is not some quirky trend for people to play with. Thank you so much QI.X for bringing our beauty from behind the screen to on the stage. I love you all.
There must be freedom to be yourself. No one is the one to say how we should be, we simply are who we are, we deserve love and respect just like anyone else. I sincerely hope that this unfair situation will be resolved. 💛
화이팅 ! 💪😊
i hope that reorganizing the event and going ahead with it shows the government that lgbtqia+ people are still here, and will persevere through any hardships they have to face unfairly due to ignorance. you are all so wonderful, unique, and deserve the same level of respect as anyone else.
stay strong! don't give up hope! ❤️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
I am privileged for living in a country that has gave us queer people rights since the early 2010s, but as a trans person whose only dream is to become a visual kei singer (being that I have to move to Japan to make that dream come true), seeing queer artists in asia such as QI.X has gave me hope. I hope queer koreans stay strong always. Keep fighting for your rights, you don't deserve anything less! XOXO
For a future more better and prosperous
I as a lesbian stand with my LGBTQIA+ community they can't stop us!
LGBTQ let's fly our rainbow high and proud💖💖
We fight every day for basic human rights, we should be allowed to celebrate aswell.
However, from what our elders have shown us, no matter how hard they try, THEY CANNOT SILENCE US! Stand tall, rise up! We are all a part of this beautifully woven tapestry of color shining brightly and illuminating each other. LIGHTS UP! LIGHTS UP! We’ve got the power to make it! And we will make it! 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎
One day everyone will be celebrated for being themselves, for being uniquely beautiful. We should all be allowed to express our own beautiful personality, and to love whoever we want without fear or hatred. We will all come together to support each other, we will not give in to the hatred. We stand with the lgbtq+ community in Seoul and all over the world.
☁️🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈☁️
Let the LGBT folks of Korea have the rights to be who they want to be!!
We need to continue the fight for equal rights.
Nobody should be discriminated against just because of who they love, how they express themselves or how they feel about their body's.
It saddens me to hear that in South Korea the hate and discrimination is still so prevalent that they choose to forbid an event that gives people hope.
I hope that one day societies all around the world will recognize that discrimination only harms their communities.
Sending my fellow queer people in south Korea love & energy
Don't give up
You are all wonderful and deserving of Love and Happyness
Stay strong
Don't give up
Stay loud and proud
🫶
Janne
(Nie damy się uciszyć. Miłość zwycięży)
Even if it is just a small way to support with a message like this, and it won't change the situation much, I still hope I can send a little love and support to you (close your eyes and concentrate hard, is it reaching all the way to you in Seoul?)
I am sorry that the government is shutting down your parade, being in this situation must feel really unsafe, so watch out for each other and take care before anything else.
You all deserve to be who you are and love who you love freely wherever you go though, so be proud and take up your space to celebrate pride and protest for your rights, in as many ways as you can think of. You are many and you are strong, and you have the support of an entire global community, don't ever forget that when they try to make you feel small. Be loud and you'll be heard around the globe!!
Happy Pride and lots of love (with an extra hug for my fellow bisexual friends) 💜💙💚💛🧡❤
Every day, queer people feel pressured to live in hiding due to the social stigma surrounding who they are or who they love. Allowing queer pride events means allowing queer people that much needed time to come out of their shells and exist without boundaries. Holding these kinds of events will make members of the community in Seoul feel more welcome and more safe, which is exactly the kind of emotions and thoughts that the government of Seoul should seek to foster- yet, they don't. The Seoul city government denied queer folks even a moment of emotional release and community bonding, silencing the Korean queer community yet again.
Nonetheless, queer pride will still persist, whether this pride is celebrated in large public gatherings or small private spaces. No matter how hard oppressive government officials try to silence and diminish the voices and actions of queer folk, they will never separate this ever powerful community or change the facets of their identity that bond them. Absolutely nothing is being accomplished by disallowing use of the Seoul Community Plaza for the Seoul Queer Culture Festival 2023 other than spreading a message of hatred. Is that what any government should seek to accomplish? Making their fellow citizens feel unsafe, unheard? Obviously not- the whole point of government is to protect citizens.
I stand with the members of Seoul's queer community in their disappointment and pain brought on by the Seoul city government's oppressive choices and hope that they will find a way to have wonderful celebrations of queer pride nonetheless.
Much love from a French QTZ💕🌈
I send love to all the people looking for safe spaces that their government insists on removing.
I encourage the Korean government to take the right decisions. I strongly disagree with their actions against the Queer Parade, and feel so disappointed.
Never stop fighting for what's right and justice will eventually prevail.
Wishing you all the best, strength, love and support!!
to cancel such an important event to instead host a group that operates on hate and othering that which they do not understand is cruelty. is it not better to showcase people who’ve fought to live their truth than those who want nothing but to persecute innocents?
i send my strength and love to the lgbtq+ community in korea, and hope that they can live and celebrate their lives freely without fear of being othered. and i thank the lgbtq+ activists who are working so hard to guarantee a better future for the queer youths in their communities 💕
We stand with the Seoul Queer Parade!
I believe all voices should be heard, and denying one that is so under represented in South Korea is upsetting.
Coming from a country who has open LGBTQIA+ parades, queer marriage laws and openly accepts Queer people within part of their culture it is truly upsetting to see others around the world are not given the same opportunity and represented the same when they try so hard to be heard and seen and to support others like them.
I believe this was a clear attempt of discrimination, by replacing this event with another that typically opposes the Queer community to stop LGBTQIA+ people from the right to celebrate their identities and to hold this event.
I want to thank QI.X for always speaking up against these things, we will try to help as much as we can and I hope you can celebrate pride month in peace.
I might live on the other side of the world but I still support you a lot, i hope we all can be free someday 💗
이시 많이 힘들
하지만 진실의 사람 뒤다 더 좋아
이렇게 우리 빛나
영원히 우리 같이 함께
행복하자 건강하자 사랑하자 자유하자
As an ally of the LGBTQ+ community, we would like to stand in solidarity for our loved ones as well as other people who are part of it.
Korea is a long-progressive nation and we hope that inclusivity and acceptance will eventually be a part of our hearts in order to continually change for the better.
We are asking this with love and peace.
너무감사합니다.
But legality aside, from a purely human perspective you are proliferating the erasure and marginalisation of Queer folk- trying to silence their voice. Queer folk exist and have always existed. They deserve a celebration. Please rethink your harmful decision to prevent this celebration that would bring happiness to so many, and that would make them feel seen.
lgbtq people deserve the same opportunities as people who arent. they are still real people with real experiences and emotions.
Seoul Metropolitan Government, I demand that you do better. Promote anti-discrimination. Show Korean society and the international community that the government considers members of the queer/trans community as citizens too. In fact, the Metropolitan government should not only allow the festival to take place at Seoul Plaza on the date requested but also provide ample funding for this festival to be held, as the festival greatly increases social awareness and promotes antidiscrimination in Korea—something that Seoul Metropolitan Government itself should be doing!
Allow the KQCF to be held on the requested date and provide support and funding for the event NOW.