Youn Yuh-jung Advocates Equality for LGBTQ Community in Korea
Sep 19, 2025
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At the press conference for the movie 'Marriage Wedding Ceremony' held at the Beef Hill press conference in Dong-dong, Haeundae-gu, Busan on the 19th, Youn Yuh-jung said, `I think we should be equal because we are all the same human beings.'
'Marriage Wedding reception' was officially invited to the World Cinema section of the 30th Busan International Film Festival. It is an unpredictable comedy that takes place when a K-grandmother appears in the fake wedding plan of the two same-sex couples, and Korean-American director Andrew Ahn took the megaphone. Yoon Yeo-jeong plays the role of a grandmother who embraces her gay grandson, Min.
Earlier in April this year, Yoon Yeo-jung confessed that her first son was gay in an interview with local media to commemorate the release of the film 'Marriage Wedding Party'. At the time, he held his son's wedding ceremony when same-sex marriage was legalized in New York City. In Korea, the whole family came to New York because it was still a secret. I don't know how people in their hometown will react. Maybe he'll throw a book at me," he said. At the same time, he gave solid support, saying, `Now I love my son-in-law more than my son-in-law.'
Youn Yuh-jung said of the LGBTQ culture in Korea, 'I think gay or straight people should be equal. It seems that Koreans have not gone further in this culture yet. I've lived in Korea for 79 years, so I know it well. Of course, I know it won't be easy. However, we should not separate straight people from gay people from black people from white people, he said. "We are all the same human beings."
Meanwhile, the 30th Busan International Film Festival will be held for 10 days from the 17th to the 26th around the Film Center in Haeundae-gu, Busan. The wedding reception will be released on the 24th.
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