Survive & Thrive in Korea
The folks at KQCF and SeLFF have come out with the list of films for the film festival. It runs over ten days from June 6th to the 16th. Each year that I’ve attended the film fest I’ve noticed that the organizers strive to provide an array of different LGBT themed films, especially hidden gems […]
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Get sucked back into the 80’s with “Take Me On”, a night of music and dancing outside of the hill. On Saturday, June 8th put on your Converse and neon rainbow colors and head to Club Powwow in Noksapyeong. This blast from the past includes two live Korean bands, Yukari and Electricity Flowing, followed by […]
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Summer returns to Korea and with it’s promise of sweet heat comes the arrival of Korea’s Queer Pride Festival. Each iteration the festival has some tagline like Queer Scandal, or Viva Queer, and this year it seems to be The Queer. I guess as in Year of the The Queer? Who knows? The byline is […]
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Going out in Jongno requires determination, grit, and a steady resolve. First, it’s a warren of twisty narrow streets and back alley ways that crisscross and zig zag in every way imaginable. It’s easy to get lost even if you know exactly where the place you’re going is. Then you have to deal with the […]
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This year the folks behind the Korean Queer Culture Festival (KQCF) came out swinging with a brand new attitude and theme. Viva! Queer captures the carefree spirit and dynamism of the LGBT community in Korea as they forge ahead in an inhospitable and often intolerant climate. Beginning on May 28th and running until June 6th the festival has been improved from […]
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Queer Seoul Series An Expat Guide to Queer Seoul Part IV: Power of Pink I hate to sound cliché’ but people really do need people and Babs had it so right. That’s what’s it all about: People, community, socializing and sharing. It’s always easier to get along in the world when you’re surrounded by like […]
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