https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/election/1197853.html
Presidential candidate Kwon Young-gook of the Democratic Labor Party has stated on the 16th that the enactment of a comprehensive anti-discrimination law must come “now” and not “later”. He has also made LGBTQ+ related election promises such as the legalization of same-sex marriage and the enactment of a gender recognition law for transgender individuals.
Kwon stated, while promising for the immediate enactment of the law, that, “The enactment of the anti-discrimination law cannot be delayed by ‘a lack of social consensus’ or ‘later’ any further.” Regarding the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination’s anti-discrimination law enactment recommendation made on the 7th, he said that, “This is already the 14th time since 2007 that a UN treaty body has called for the enactment of a comprehensive anti-discrimination law. The anti-discrimination law was one of presidential candidate Kim Dae-jung’s campaign promises in 1997, and the National Human Rights Commission has also called for its enactment in 2006 during the Roh Moo-hyun administration.” Furthermore, he stated that, “The law is a starting point to alleviate our society’s worsening inequalities and move towards equality. There’s no reason to delay enacting it any further.”
Kwon said, “I’ve already made it one of my key presidential policies to enact the anti-discrimination law and make a society where no one is discriminated against on the basis of sex, disabilities, race, age, educational background, sexual orientation, employment type, religion and more. And I will fulfill the state’s duty to protect its citizens from discrimination.”
Today, at the Democratic Labor Party headquarters in Guro-gu, Seoul, Kwon had a policy agreement ceremony with the “Rainbow Action Against Discrimination of LGBTQ+ People”, made up of 49 human rights organizations, and he also made election promises regarding LGBTQ+ people. Key promises include, the enactment of a comprehensive anti-discrimination law, the legalization of same-sex marriage, the enactment of a gender recognition law for transgender individuals, the guarantee of family rights for LGBTQ+ people and a national agenda for LGBTQ+ people.
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