Due to the special political condition on the Korean Peninsula? Thanks to the ceaseless efforts of laborers, students, and intellectuals for democratization through labor and civil rights movements, however, Korean society has witnessed explosive changes since the late 's. The democratization of society at large in turn empowered the Korean gay community, which had been completely silenced and negated until then, finally to speak up and to establish Chodong-hoe, the first gay rights activist group nationwide, in Up to the early 's, the Korean gay community remained strictly hidden from the public eye.
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Swimming officials have confirmed the identity of a world championship swimmer who was arrested for sexual harassment in Gwangju. Picture: Supplied Source:istock. Hungarian swimmer Tamas Kenderesi, who has been competing at the world championships in South Korea, has been banned from leaving the country after being arrested for alleged sexual harassment, police said. Police are investigating allegations against the Olympic bronze medallist, who was detained and questioned over an incident at a nightclub in Gwangju, km south of Seoul, a police official told AFP.