An investigation conducted by an international watchdog group has found that South Korean laws banning gay sex between members of the military actually lead to sexual harassment and abuse.
Amnesty International has published the results of its study, which found that forbidding sex between active members of the military has a dangerous effect on troop morale and can lead soldiers to contemplate or attempt suicide. The effects do not extend only to gay soldiers, either. For example, in one case, a soldier happened to walk in on a superior officer abusing a subordinate. The commanding officer then intimidated the passer-by into silence through sexual coercion.
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“I was then subjected to physical violence and humiliation for three hours,” the soldier claimed. “Which included being forced to have oral and anal sex with the original victim while the senior soldier made taunting remarks, such as: ‘Don’t you want to have sex with a woman-like man?'”
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Soldiers are also targeted for not being perceived as masculine enough, and often sent to “mental health” camps to address their masculinity and sexuality. Members of the military also reported regular abuse of these anti-gay policies by fellow soldiers wanting to exert power. In 2017, the nation began using gay networking apps to out and ensnare gay soldiers and submit them to disciplinary action. The South Korean government makes military service mandatory for all “able-bodied” men.
Homosexuality remains legal in South Korea, though anti-queer attitudes–fueled largely by a strong conservative Christian population–remain rampant. This year, more than 200,000 people signed a petition to ban Pride in Seoul, while protests in Incheon caused major disruptions to the festival there.
Celtic
The fear of queer again raises its head. The “conservative Christian population” is toxic across the globe. They are the worst of the worst. Demonizing what comes natural to some simply lifts up the villain and inflicts further harm upon the victim. Being homosexual is natural to the homosexual, just as heterosexuality is normal to the heterosexual person and bisexuality if normal to the bisexual person. The deviants in this discussion are NOT the gays.
Michael007
After serving in the military for many years, ‘we’ were able to meet up and enjoy sex often. We kept it separate from our military jobs and work areas. You just have to use common sense. However, it WAS fun to be sleeping in the barracks and a guy silently come to your bed and give you a BJ!
Tombear
The best gay sex I ever had when I was on active duty in the Marine Corps. Newsflash: I spent my first career (23 years) in my beloved Marine Corps and every military base I was ever stationed on there was a place where gay Marines could get laid.
Rex Huskey
navy here. agree with your statements about sex on base; however, it was the bicurious ones I liked the best.
GayEGO
This is just more proof that forcing prohibition of any kind on others can instigate them to do the opposite. I learned to keep business and pleasure separate when I was in the Navy for 4 years and received an honorable discharge.