A classroom that teaches hatred: “Don’t come out as a sexual minority”

A recent survey conducted by the Youth LGBTQ+ Support Center showed that 158 LGBTQ+ teenagers in South Korea experienced discrimination and hate speech in school. The survey, carried out online from February 28 to March 1, found that 76 of the respondents had heard hate speech from teachers, while 151 heard it from peers. The Education Ministry removed content related to sexual orientation and gender identity from the "Guideline Book on Addressing Hate and Discrimination" after the '5·18' baseball team's '5·18' prank incident, leading to strong backlash from experts who withdrew their names from the review committee.

The survey results showed that most respondents had to endure hate speech in school without knowing how to respond.