Director Kim Jo Gwan Su held a press conference to announce that he will be marying his same-sex lover, Kim Seung Hwan, in September.
The director said: “I will be getting married to my lover Kim Seung Hwan on September 7. I wanted to announce my marriage in public after I came out of the closet in 2005. Homosexuals must be given the same rights given to heterosexuals.”
His lover, Kim Seung Hwan, shared: “To be honest, I′m very nervous. I′ve always been introduced as the man who is 19 years younger than director Kim, and that was very pressuring. I′ve turned 30 this year, which means my looks have started to wane.”
He continued: “I was able to stand here after receiving permission and support from my family, relatives and friends. My family was against my appearing before the public in person, and that′s why our wedding announcement was so delayed. They were worried about the slander that could come from some conservative groups; they weren′t against the marriage itself.”
Kim Jo Gwan Su later added: “We believe that homosexuals must be given the same rights given to heterosexuals through this marriage. We will work hard to make gay marriage legal.”
Back in 2012, during the press preview for his film “Two Weddings and a Funeral,” the director announced: “I have a lover of the same sex. I will hold a wedding with him as soon as we gain permission and support from our parents.”
He will be the first man in Korea to get married to a same-sex partner.
Source: mwave
Article by: Karolina
Edited by: Jenny
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