thats a good question, though to answer it you first have to understand that the entire conception of an "LGBTQ" community is something that came out of the Stonewall uprising (and later the development of the "queer movement" as a response) and is a particularly western concept; East Asians have different notions when it comes to gender and sexuality and to fully understand them you have to go back to the end of Korea's Joseon period to see how traditional Korean values began to be influenced by Japanese colonialism and the effect this had on the Korean family structure.

to answer your question a bit more directly, Koreans in the North don't really have laws that pertain to things like sodomy and same-sex marriage (its not at all illegal but those "rights" so to speak are not immortalized in any legal documents afaik. discrimination based on any racial, gender, or sexual preference is however, forbidden); basically if Koreans in the North want same-sex partners its perfectly fine but its also pretty uncommon to see, mostly because its just not as common in the culture as it is in other places in the world.

the beauty of the DPRK constitution is that it guarantees equal rights to all citizens with no caveats, something the USA still refuses to do to this day.

I hope North Korea doesn’t get destroyed by American nuclear bombs

I really just read “the beauty of the DPRK constitution” in a sentence

have you read it before? i mean, do you know any actual facts about the DPRK? what CNN tells you doesn't count.

Have no interest in researching a country ruled by a hereditary monarch in 2020

"i dont know anything, and i will NOT learn; it might shatter my racist illusions of a small third-world country"

dont put words in my mouth b****

hm, but you admit you wont learn about the DPRK. but you seem to think you already know everything? very interesting.

how brave

I sure know lots but I definitely didn’t claim to know everything! Not where sure where you got that from. Same source as me being racist for laughing at supporting the government of what is probably the least diverse nation on the earth

ayo i know most of yall are bernie supporter but as a yang supporter i think we can all agree; f*** this b****

elizabeth warren is the dumbest hoe on earth

thats a weird claim you just pulled from your ass but ok. just like the "hereditary monarchy" stuff. again, its you being racist because you have no desire to actually be informed about the country. i dont really care either way, americans are kinda s*** at sympathizing with the people of the third-world they step on every day and unless you admit that you probably dont know a single factual thing about Korea anything I tell you is just gonna bounce off your ego and do nothing.

She’s so cringe bro

You writing a fan fic? Where you getting this s*** from? Was Kim jong un elected president otherwise chosen by his people? I’ve watched enough Korean historical dramas alone to comfortably say I’m more educated on Korean history than 99% of the American populous but go off King. Also a citizen of a third world country 🥰

I have no idea why you posted the jacket

Not good.

m.koreatimes.co.kr/pages/article.asp?newsIdx=95702

"korean historical dramas"

uh ok. and yes, Kim Jong-un is an elected leader. again, if you were interested in learning about this you could but you don't want to, and I don't expect you to anyway. families being involved in politics is a transglobal phenomenon and I already know you probably dont think the Nehru family were a "monarchy".

"free north korea radio"

incredible source bruh, a literal CIA outlet

This is problematic for a myriad of reasons

Yea I’ll take that source over some random guy who works for UPS and pretends North Korea isn’t a s***show lmao.

Unbelievable how delusional people can be. People try to escape that place for a reason lol

you think whatever you want bruh, if you actually want a source that doesnt link back to white-supremacist-mercenaries-for-hire the Central Intelligence Agency, you let me know.

bmo

Yea...I’ll believe the people who have escaped that s*** hole of a country over you.

did you know that most defectors often choose to go back, except they cant, because the South Korean government wont let them? did you know that defectors are often payed up to $900,000 for testimonies and are payed more based on whether a story is "bankable" or not? did you also know that one of the most high profile defectors defected because he was facing a life sentence for raping and murdering a child?

i mean, i already know you didnt know any of that. but if i gave you sources for all these, would you actually read them? i think i also know the answer to that....