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Seonghyeon
Seonghyeon is a defector who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until he escaped in 2019. He now resides in South Korea. He previously wrote columns for "Ask A North Korean" under the pseudonym Joshua Kim.
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Ask A North Korean Ask a North Korean: How do North Koreans think about sexual and gender identity?The regime does not acknowledge gay and transgender people, but that does not mean they don’t exist in the DPRK
 “Ask a North Korean” is an NK News series featuring interviews with and columns by North Korean defectors, most of whom left the DPRK within the last few years. Readers may submit their questions for defectors by emailing [email protected] and including their first name and city of residence. Today’s question is about sexual orientation and gender identity in North Korea. Joshua Kim (a pseudonym) — who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until he defected in 2019 —writes about acts of physical affection between men in the military, so-called eunuchs who don’t conform to strict © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |
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