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South Korea apologises for classing gay teens as delinquents

SCMP’s Asia desk · South China Morning Post
Published 6 Nov 2026, 12:00 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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South Korea’s government has announced it will revise a youth counselling manual that categorised homosexuality as a form of juvenile delinquency, after facing a backlash sparked by local media reports earlier this week. Homosexuality was grouped alongside sexual violence, theft and drug abuse under “delinquency-related issues” in the manual, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported. Published by the Korea Youth Counselling and Welfare Institute – a body affiliated with the Ministry of Gender Equality...

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