In 2021, So Seong-wook sued the National Health Insurance Service because it terminated benefits for his partner — whom he had registered as a dependent — after discovering they were a gay couple.
The case — which will now go to the Supreme Court — was brought by a gay couple, So Seong-wook and Kim Yong-min, who live together and held a wedding ceremony in 2019.In 2021, So sued the National Health Insurance Service because it terminated benefits for his partner — whom he had registered as a dependent — after discovering they were a gay couple.
"Today, we have our rights recognised within the legal system," So's partner Kim said after the ruling, according to the Yonhap News Agency.The court did not give a detailed reasoning for its decision."This ruling is significant as the first decision legally recognising same-sex couples to be made by a court at any level in South Korea", Jang Boram of Amnesty International said in a statement.
While the country does not recognise same-sex marriages, gay relationships are not criminalised. LGBTQ people tend to live largely under the radar.
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