Unfortunately in many countries it's still considered not normal. It's really sad.
In a lot of countries being gay is not considered normal. In countries like korea, being gay is not something thats forbidden, but is still looked down upon. The whole culture is based on respecting the elderly and doing whats best for the group (family, clans, etc) instead of some ones self. So marriage between man and woman is preferred. Also a lot of families think of it as a disgrace and such. Load of bullcrap if u ask me.
Even in cities that are gay-friendly (no such thing as a gay-friendly country), lots of gay people get joked about or openly fetishized. There was some news a few weeks ago about a British queer couple who got sent in a vacation for a reality show to a place where homosexuality is a criminal offense. So yeah, it still is a big deal.
They live in Korea, Asia in general is already extremely homophobic. There are a lot of non western countries that are homophobic. IIRC Taiwan is the only country in Asia where you can marry the same sex. I don’t wanna assume things but I guess you’re white and living in the UK. I can see why your family accept it so normally. But an Asian coming out living in the UK ain’t the same, however their friends might accept them, but family usually won’t accept it. My friend is chinese and living in the Netherlands (first country to legalize same sex marriage) and she knows that if she comes out, she will get kicked out or her parents will hate her. Which results to where she probably won’t come out in a long time. The same with me, I ain’t gay but if my parents know that I’m gay they will think that I’m mentally ill or something. Living in a homophobic or in a non-homophobic country really doesn’t matter in our case. So yes, it does matter to people because it’s seen as abnormal and unnatural behavior for some people and a good way to degrade or make fun of them. For family they will consider it as shame and disgust unless you have a understanding family. This is a sole reason why (Asian) gay couples hide their relationships.
It's getting a bit better. At least in NYC, where I am. I have a lot of Asian coworkers or friends who are gay and proudly admit it. I even met my friend's boyfriend. They're so cute. Lol
Uhh no, same sex marriage is already legalized in India too
Taiwan became the first country in Asia to have same sex marriage on 24 May 2019. I have not seen India anywhere on any newspaper saying that they legalized same sex marriage. It’s more like, India decriminalized homosexuality, it’s not seen as illegal or an criminal offense by the law anymore but same sex marriage is still not legalized in India
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Although same-sex couples are not legally recognized currently by any form, performing a symbolic same-sex marriage is not prohibited under Indian law either. On 6 September 2018, the Supreme Court of India decriminalised homosexuality by declaring Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code unconstitutional.
But its not the same as the one in Taiwan ? Otherwise if India legalized it too it would be everywhere in the news too. This apparently happened in 2018. Idk tho I’m confused I think you can marry but it’s like, not seen as an official since I’ve searched it on the internet and lots of sites said it was illegal. If you search countries legalized same sex marriage in Asia you only see Taiwan.
So this is obviously based in modern times. Where I live, its completely normal for people to come out as gay and not be judged for it, even my own sister is gay and our family accepted it with no issues.
But is the Korean culture different to this extent? Can they not come out as gay because they will get bullied, judged and ostracised outside of their community? If so, thats very sad.
The point I'm trying to make, is why the fuck does it matter to anyone if Jiwon and DG are gay or not?