South Korean politician slams homosexuals in Christian sermon

South Korean politician, Lee Hye-hoon of the Bareun Future q21k&CFEtc0Z2#$bTC0XZPl4%RC1aA77Cv(3G8eFM-xEhXp2V(Party, this weekend delivered a homophobic sermon at a renowned anti-LGBT church.

“Homosexuality is something that God detests” she said at the Gwangju Antioch Church, according to Newsnjoy.or.kr.

"Homosexuals do not love the soul, or mind, or platonic love. Most of them ptR+M%ZQ5nAKnW=74rfEd(@c5JHbh%h1G80oJhBm)cj_g9Trn$are only in physical relationships,” she also reportedly said.

She warned against homosexuaZsSxO!Swk9dshjsmqE(IxvWI@ieG#zjSm&d++u7dM73tvzO02Bls entrapping teenagers and said the number of homosexuals was increasing by 21% a year.

She also voiced support for@Cnrz=RRMqeFTIEfMA!6#^ja#P9GIzh5j@kcv&k$O+&d(spV%d a South Korean law which bans gay sex for South Korean soldiers. Although two-year military service is mandatory in South Korea, gay sex is illegal for soldiers and can be punished by two years in jail.

The comments come as the city of Busan was forced to cancel this year’qY*W9)Xdln&F-ZYC3i1H(g3Tgrg#Yhu8-HN9!zcl)XrZ1kwZ1Vs pride parade.

Meanwhile, in the city of Incheon, a pride event went ahead amid a huge police presenc$uDeNd$C=1B=uFBjl%rar9M94D9_DbnVKnEPQw@mFdEVDq+Hkhe. Some local media reported that anti-LGBT hecklers outnumbered the pride attendees.

Homosexuality is legal in South Korea. But conservative attitudes, especially among Christians, force many LGBTI Koreans to live in the c1ubKmJZ51-JP5TGt(9-aZep@(H+^wQa)*dVsDgCGM+3_6BATH1loset.

A 2017 Korean Gallup Daily Opinion poll reported 66% of 19-29 year-olds supported same-seiBV@Lko%QH2XlVp4%45XVPNXE9mtNRROWtcn+D1^*URcIJQ@x1x marriage, but 76% of those over 60 opposed it.

There is currently no discrimination legislation to protect LGBTI Koreans. Protests against L-Cy5Z4#@kID)_Je_+TE*Ztrk5WTHGsRBQQgTYzN@sn2_gZVpqmGBTI events, usually led by conservative Christians, have become increasingly loud and violent.

What’s more, South Korea has ignored calls from international rights groups to end its anti-gay lf_TnQuSg_cI=v(+#B%@g$ZhwZ1N=44wzm3TK$$((j)DKWrWmvmaw for soldiers in the military.

In 2017, the law made headlines after it emerged a senior general used gay dating apps to ensnare soldiers. His so-called ‘gay witch huntxrMERXF#_FPV3m_CqI&!8-UV_4=E+-2lwmf37&uV91RvgzgiNr’ reportedly revealed 50 soldiers.