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South Korean same-sex couple sues health insurer for equal rights
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Same-sex couple Kim Yong-min and So Seong-wook filed a lawsuit against South Korea s national health insurance agency on Wednesday seeking the right to register So as a dependent. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI
LGBT activists are pushing for greater rights for their community in South Korea, which has been slow to enact legal protections. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI
The plaintiffs and their supporters held a press conference outside of Seoul Administrative Court on Wednesday. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI
So Seong-wook, left, and Kim Yong-min outside the court where they filed their lawsuit on Wednesday. Photo by Thomas Maresca/UPI
LGBT Couple Sues Health Insurer For Equal Rights in South Korea Published February 18th, 2021 - 11:20 GMT
South Korean same-sex couple So Seong-wook (L) and Kim Yong-min (R) attend a press conference as they file a lawsuit against the National Health Insurance Service for their dependent family status, at the Seoul Administrative Court in Seoul on February 18, 2021. Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Same-sex couple Kim Yong-min and So Seong-wook filed a lawsuit against South Korea s national health insurance agency on Thursday over its removal of So s status as a dependent family member, a move they claim violates their rights.
In February of last year, Kim, 30, registered So, 29, as his dependent under the National Health Insurance Service, South Korea s public scheme that covers almost the entire population.