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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Raphael Rashid in Seoul

‘Stop pretending we don’t exist’: Seoul fills its streets with Pride colour

Tens of thousands of people have poured into central Seoul to celebrate the city’s annual queer culture festival, filling the streets with rainbow flags and drumming troupes in one of Asia’s largest Pride gatherings.

“I only tell friends who I think can accept it,” said Lee Seo-hee, a university student from Seoul who identifies as bisexual. “It doesn’t feel like a completely safe society.”

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