Seoul Queer Parade grows into wider platform for diversity

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• ·Korea's LGBTQ+ community continues efforts despite limited gains in acceptance Kim Min-ji, 34, poses after an interview with The Korea Herald during the 2026 Seoul Queer Parade in central Seoul on Saturday, wearing a rainbow-colored dopo and gat, traditional Korean attire worn by noblemen.
• ·(Lim Jae-seong/The Korea Herald) For Kim Min-ji, 34, the Seoul Queer Parade is a holiday, much like Seollal or Chuseok.
• ·“Compared with when I first came here, I have many friends I can meet at the event now,” Kim said while browsing booths at the parade in central Seoul on Saturday.
• ·“More importantly, this is a place where I can be myself, including dressing the way I want.” An eight-year attendee of the annual event, Kim wore a gat and dopo, traditional garments associated with Korean noblemen of the past.
• ·The dopo was decorated in rainbow colors, a symbol of diversity and pride in the LGBTQ+ community.