South Korea apologises for classing gay teens as delinquents

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South Korea’s government has apologised and said it will revise a youth counselling manual that classified homosexuality as a juvenile delinquency issue. The categorisation, which placed it alongside offenses such as theft and drug abuse, drew public backlash after local media reports.

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...