Youn Gahyun
a Department of Psychology , Chonnam National University , Gwangju , Korea.
J Homosex. 2018;65(1):100-116. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2017.1310512. Epub 2017 Mar 23.
This study was conducted to examine recent Korean perspectives on homosexuality by comparing attitudes toward mental illness, crime, friendship, and civil rights related to homosexual people in 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009, and 2014. The respondents were 3,299 Korean men and women between 18 and 59 years of age, and the data were collected across 5 years. The major findings were that there has been greater acceptance of homosexuality and civil rights for homosexuals during the past two decades, but the changes have been slow; Korean homosexuals remain subjects of social stigma and discrimination primarily due to increased Christian activism.
本研究旨在通过比较1994年、1999年、2004年、2009年和2014年韩国人对与同性恋者相关的精神疾病、犯罪、友谊和公民权利的态度，来审视韩国近期对同性恋的看法。受访者为3299名年龄在18至59岁之间的韩国男性和女性，数据收集历时5年。主要研究结果是，在过去二十年中，韩国对同性恋及同性恋者公民权利的接受度有所提高，但变化缓慢；韩国同性恋者仍然是社会耻辱和歧视的对象，主要原因是基督教激进主义的增强。
