



By Park Si-soo







An annual large-scale queer festival will start in Seoul on July 13, its organizer said Monday. The 19th Seoul Queer Culture Festival will continue through July 22.







Seventy-two Korean and foreign films about homosexuality will be screened, along with exhibitions and other cultural events promoting human rights.







A queer-themed street parade will be held in central Seoul on July 14. The parade is set to begin at Seoul Plaza, continue to Jonggak and Myeong-dong, and return to the plaza. The parade will pass through more than 100 promotional pavilions installed by 13 foreign embassies here, European Union representatives, the National Human Rights Commission of Korea and human rights groups.







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