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Lol, I don't mean to be annoying by homosexuality issues but I'm VERY curious about this -

Is homosexuality banned in North Korea considering that other civil rights are oppressed? Or is it not since homosexuality really has been part of China which influenced Korean culture?

This will probably be the last question about homosexuality in a nation I will ask (unless none of you mind, lol).

:)

*is aware that she's probably hijacking the thread,and wants to state that she means neither that fact nor any of her following utterings to be offensive]

is his, like, a conspiracy?
did i miss something?
was there a decision to invade the NS General and flood the board and i wasn't told? guys, i coulda helped!
*suspects the lgbt army to be behind this, just having launched off their first strike against het-dominated forums*

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Given that every other Communist/Stalinist (or authoritarian/totalitarian) regime thus far has been extremely intolerant of homosexuals, I think it's safe to say that they're about as accepted in North Korea as a woman in the Catholic priesthood.

^What he said^

homosexualitzy is not mentioned in the north korean penal code. plus:

Due to tradition in Korean culture, it is not customary for individuals of any sexual orientation to engage in public displays of affection. As a country that has embraced science and rationalism, the DPRK recognizes that many individuals are born with homosexuality as a genetic trait and treats them with due respect.

Homosexuals in the DPRK have never been subject to repression, as in many capitalist regimes around the world. However, North Koreans also place a lot of emphasis on social harmony and morals. Therefore, the DPRK rejects
many characteristics of the popular gay culture in the West, which many perceive to embrace consumerism, classism and promiscuity.

source: http://www.korea-dpr.com/faq.htm (http://www.korea-dpr.com/faq.htm)
(please note this site might be biased 'cause it's the official website and might, in a system like that, be censored. i'm working on better ones.)

dude thats not true i totally have this picture of bush on saddam on kim jong il! saddam had tiny balls D:

Lol, I don't mean to be annoying by homosexuality issues but I'm VERY curious about this -

Is homosexuality banned in North Korea considering that other civil rights are oppressed? Or is it not since homosexuality really has been part of China which influenced Korean culture?

This will probably be the last question about homosexuality in a nation I will ask (unless none of you mind, lol).

:)
What's your fixation on homosexuality? Admit it, you just want man meat.

Don't knock the taste of what you haven't tried. You may point to ethical or moral issues or whatever else you like, but leave personal taste out of it. That's personal, by definition, not communal (like ethics).

homosexualitzy is not mentioned in the north korean penal code. plus:



source: http://www.korea-dpr.com/faq.htm (http://www.korea-dpr.com/faq.htm)
(please note this site might be biased 'cause it's the official website and might, in a system like that, be censored. i'm working on better ones.)

Hahahahah... you really quoted that? I'm sure Hitler would of claimed the same thing about Jews if he had a website up and running.

allow me to answer in sowibis place (her master is mine as well;) ):

that's why i added the disclaimer right together with the source..duh.
plus, heck, no, hitler actually wrote a book where he stated rather plainly what he was gonna do with us jews.. p.s. pulling the hitler argument out of the good old hat is not always the best thing to do, though, i admit, often the most convenient ;)

but i tried searching amnesty international as well but didn't find any records concerning homosexuality in relation w/ north korea.. might just be that there's nothing to report?

that's why i added the disclaimer right together with the source..duh.
plus, heck, no, hitler actually wrote a book where he stated rather plainly what he was gonna do with us jews.. p.s. pulling the hitler argument out of the good old hat is not always the best thing to do, though, i admit, often the most convenient ;)

Well not exactly what I meant... but... if the internet was around in WWII, I'm sure Hitler would be posting news articles on how nicely he's treating the jews when he and his thugs are committing war crimes.

North korea's right situation is not good in general. You guys ever hear about those forced labor camps up in the northern section of the country in those mines?

Hahahahah... you really quoted that? I'm sure Hitler would of claimed the same thing about Jews if he had a website up and running.Not particularly likely. Hitler was quite public in his hatred of Jews and official discrimination thereto, albeit not their actual execution. Reading through that carefully provides a great deal of information.

And it's likely that's the only information available on an immediate basis without digging in great depth on special interest websites. As you'll find reading through NS nations, it's quite possible to allow a few specific civil rights (such as freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation) while remaining thoroughly oppressive on the whole.

Not particularly likely. Hitler was quite public in his hatred of Jews and official discrimination thereto, albeit not their actual execution. Reading through that carefully provides a great deal of information.

And it's likely that's the only information available on an immediate basis without digging in great depth on special interest websites. As you'll find reading through NS nations, it's quite possible to allow a few specific civil rights (such as freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation) while remaining thoroughly oppressive on the whole.

Yep, it is also quite possible to publish propaganda. :p

wow, ya know, I think Hitler would have had much better things to do than try to make himself look good on the INTERNET. :headbang: