SEOUL — The organizers of South Korea’s biggest Pride parade are vowing to press ahead with their event, even after Seoul Metropolitan Government denied them permission to use the central plaza where the celebration is usually held, citing a scheduling clash.
“The festival will not be stopped and go ahead on July 1,” said Yang Sun-woo, head of the organizing committee for Seoul Queer Culture Festival. The committee is holding an emergency meeting this week to consider holding the event at a different venue.
“We were unfairly denied access to the public space where South Korea’s LGBTQ community has celebrated pride every summer for years,” she said, calling…
