VISUALS: The 25th Seoul Queer Culture Festival in Seoul
By AJU PRESS Visuals TeamPosted : June 1, 2024, 21:19Updated : June 1, 2024, 21:40
SEOUL, June 01 (AJU PRESS) - The 25th Seoul Queer Culture Festival was held near Euljiro 1-ga Station in central Seoul on June 1.
Under the slogan "YES, QUEER!", the festival aimed to create an inclusive space where people of all sexual orientations and gender identities could gather and celebrate equally. Events included a parade, the Korean Queer Film Festival, a Rainbow Goods Fair, and an international lecture series.
Visitors participate in the Seoul Queer Festival 2024. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A same-sex couple receives a blessing from a Christian pastor at the Seoul Queer Festival held in central Seoul on June 1. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Pastor Lee Dong-hwan blesses couples visiting the Seoul Queer Festival held in central Seoul on June 1. AJU PRESS Park Sae-jin
Parade performers at the Seoul Queer Parade during the 2024 Seoul Queer Culture Festival in central Seoul area on June 1. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
Parade performers at the Seoul Queer Parade during the 2024 Seoul Queer Culture Festival in central Seoul area on June 1. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A participant takes photos at the 2024 Seoul Queer Culture Festival in central Seoul area on June 1. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A participant shares free hugs at the 2024 Seoul Queer Culture Festival in central Seoul area on June 1. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A visitor receives free stickers at the Seoul Queer Festival held in central Seoul on June 1. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A participant drapes a rainbow pride flag at the 2024 Seoul Queer Culture Festival in the central Seoul area on June 1. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
A visitor receives a blessing from a Buddhist monk at the Seoul Queer Festival held in central Seoul on June 1. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
A participant holds a supportive sign for sexual minorities at the 2024 Seoul Queer Culture Festival in central Seoul area on June 1. AJU PRESS Han Jun-gu
Visitors participate in events at the Seoul Queer Festival held in central Seoul on June 1. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
Visitors take a photo at the New Zealand booth photo zone. AJU PRESS Kim Dong-woo
On the same day, a Christian group called the "Holy Wave Breaker National Unity Rally" held a protest against the Queer Festival and homosexuality in front of Seoul City Hall in Seoul.
Participants hold up placards with a slogan that reads: "We oppose to LGBTQ Festival" during the "Holy Korea" rally held on the road near the city hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, on June 1, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok
Participants take part in joint worship to oppose the Seoul Queer Culture Festival on the road near the city hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, on June 1, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok
A participant holds a placard with a slogan that reads: "Oppose LGBTQ Festival" near the city hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, on June 1, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok
Oh Jung-ho, pastor of Daejeon Saeronam Presbyterian Church, elicits a response from the audience during the "Holy Korea" rally held on the road near the city hall in Jung-gu, Seoul, on June 1, 2024. AJU PRESS Park Jong-hyeok
