At the 11th National Integration Rally held near the Seoul Metropolitan Council, participants held placards calling for opposition to the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act" and the legalization of same-sex marriage.at the 11th National Integration Rally held near the Seoul Metropolitan Council, participants held placards calling for opposition to the comprehensive anti-discrimination act and the legalization of same-sex marriage on Saturday. (Yonahp)
At the 11th National Integration Rally held near the Seoul Metropolitan Council, participants held placards calling for opposition to the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Act" and the legalization of same-sex marriage.at the 11th National Integration Rally held near the Seoul Metropolitan Council, participants held placards calling for opposition to the comprehensive anti-discrimination act and the legalization of same-sex marriage on Saturday. (Yonahp)

Traffic disruptions are expected throughout Seoul due to the Queer Festival, counter-protests and large-scale rallies by various groups.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on Saturday, the Seoul Queer Culture Festival organizing Committee will hold an LGBTQ+ festival around Namdaemun-ro in Jung-gu starting at 11 a.m. and will march from Jonggak Station to Euljiro 1-ga Station from 4 p.m. Various booth events are scheduled to continue until 7 p.m. even after the march ends.

A counter-rally organized by Protestant groups opposing the Queer Festival has also been announced. The group “Holy Breakwater” plans to hold a rally from 1 p.m. around the Seoul Metropolitan Council in Jung-gu, followed by a march toward Tongil-ro along Sejong-daero.

At the 11th National Unity Rally held near the Seoul Metropolitan Council, participants held placards calling for opposition to the comprehensive Anti-Discrimination act and the legalization of same-sex marriage. (Yonhap)
At the 11th National Unity Rally held near the Seoul Metropolitan Council, participants held placards calling for opposition to the comprehensive Anti-Discrimination act and the legalization of same-sex marriage. (Yonhap)

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