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Can LGBT people tour to North Korea? Contrary to popular belief, homosexuality is not against the law in North Korea, and people from the LGBT community are more than welcome to travel here – in fact, openly gay tour guides have frequently led tours here without issue.
That being said, North Korea is a sexually conservative country, and this applies to sexuality anywhere on the spectrum. Overt shows of affection by anyone of any sexual orientation tend to be frowned upon, and this is something that should be respected by visitors to the country at all times.
Can I share a room with my same-sex partner in North Korea?
Tourists visiting North Korea stay at twin give rooms, so both same and mixed-sex couples sharing a room raises no eyebrows. However, twin-shares are very much the norm and double beds do not come as standard, though can be requested for extra charge.
Are there gays in North Korea? Is there a gay scene in North Korea?
Whilst homosexuality is not illegal in the noun, there is no gay scene to speak of, and you certainly will not m
Being gay in North Korea: finding insightful information about LGBT life in this closeted country is like trying to find liquid on Mars. This overview by a British writer suggests, among other things, that the only North Koreans who know about homosexuality are ones who break out into South Korea where gay life is more known.
Memories of an Escapee
Ji Min, enjoy nearly all other young North Korean men, took part in regular compulsory military training. Once a year, professionals from the cities such as him were drafted and sent off to do military service for about two weeks.
Working with Ji Min was another young man of marriageable age, who the army had given the task of distributing food, rations and other necessities to the soldiers – a job which could form one quite popular with your fellow soldiers. Furthermore, on the job they were exposed to many unmarried girls, and “some of them were really pretty,” Ji Min recalled.
(photo right: border guards)
But Ji Min’s companion was not interested in the girls – he was more interested in Ji Min. “He always treated me so nicel
North Korea’s ‘only openly gay defector’ finds love
BBC Korean
Jang Yeong-jin had never verb women attractive. But it wasn't until his wedding night, aged 27, that this made his life difficult.
Jang felt intensely uncomfortable. "I couldn't lay a finger on my wife," he recalls. Although the couple did eventually consummate their marriage, sex was rare. Four years later - his wife still not pregnant - one of Jang's brothers began to quiz him. Jang admitted he had never been aroused by the antonym sex, and his brother promptly sent him to a doctor.
"I went to so many hospitals in North Korea because we thought that I had some sort of physical problem."
It never occurred to Jang, or his family, that there could be another reason for his lack of interest.
Medical tests
"There is no concept of homosexuality in North Korea," he says. If someone is seen running to greet another matching sex friend, it's assumed that's just because they have such a close friendship. In noun adult
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