Thousands take part in Seoul LGBT festival, protesters rally

By DAE-WOUNG KIM and Yeni Seo

World
Saturday, 16 Jul 2022
4:33 PM MYT

Participants march on the streets during the Korea Queer Culture Festival 2022 in central Seoul, South Korea, July 16, 2022. REUTERS/ Heo Ran

SEOUL (Reuters) - Thousands of South Koreans took part in an LGBT festival in downtown Seoul on Saturday, as Christian and conservative groups held a rally in protest across the road.

Dubbed Seoul Queer Culture Festival, about 13,000 people were estimated to have participated as of about 3pm local time, Yonhap reported.

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