South Korean politician, Lee Hye-hoon of the Bareun Futub$f+M9i#KrJpD%hI9rZCS6+wQ)sw3AjXOCVVltng)JJ63eL(IAre 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 CLKkxGE6A6LpvR@J6Wsf1J6JNkM$#YilX12$ZwH!77wT3%T*xfthe soul, or mind, or platonic love. Most of them are only in physical relationships,” she also reportedly said.

She warned against homosexuals entrapping teenagers and said the number of homosexuals was increasing bQq3pOBipX3sQ&Qp!m1-yorc8f)I@=@tpXToQRM9Rfhq)D$I+z3y 21% a year.

She also voiced support for 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 yeaRd&qboK+6T=O5z-G$%Xt4sc-34Rsx1nElZ7IMk_nUQ+VGu2_Ncrs in jail.

The comments come as the city of Busan was forced toGog9cPI0AUxb!aE0&7!-80SI9IE!CDvUp(foR@nchy3Vzj1%-O cancel this year’s pride parade.

Meanwhile, in the city of Incheon, a pride event went ahead amid a huge police presence. Some local media reporXyZ(qreQbHsl7!I45iJ-)WPZ#bCx#9BKIfj%(@^R!S$SHj_s1_ted that anti-LGBT hecklers outnumbered the pride attendees.

Homosexuality is legal in South Korea. But conserv+ltZmpGo()kCRnPN7f^$c^9$pZFCOM6lY&SLQBi6O7G+DY+Bdjative attitudes, especially among Christians, force many LGBTI Koreans to live in the closet.

A 2017 Korean Gallup Daily Opinion poll reported 66% of 19-29 year-olds supported same-sex maHYYApj2fR(OW^8eA^zGHgF_G95o7an^dAE%LHECJhn1bts^ISFrriage, but 76% of those over 60 opposed it.

There is currently no discrimination legislation to protect LGBTI Koreans. Protests against LGBTI events, usually led by conservative Christians, have become increasingly loud and@)t27QhCp_uj5cKZ4aW%MP5s-osx&a7vP93K_TG&)#6PEqqGDr violent.

What’s more, South Korea hapjED%Jy@zDxp7JjYm28Ele*r6f+hvIo^(xULZT*29nwWBj&Is&s ignored calls from international rights groups to end its anti-gay law 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 hunt’ reportedly reveaq^Hh(oPmSV$uBM-YEwRassiKN(T)Dc*nVp8%!rjWywUdTD#R=_led 50 soldiers.