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South Korea apologises for classing gay teens as delinquents

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South Korea apologises for classing gay teens as delinquents

South Korea’s government has announced it will revise a youth counselling manual that categorised homosexuality as a form of juvenile delinquency, after facing a backlash sparked by local media reports earlier this week.

Homosexuality was grouped alongside sexual violence, theft and drug abuse under “delinquency-related issues” in the manual, the Korea JoongAng Daily reported.

Published by the Korea Youth Counselling and Welfare Institute – a body affiliated with the Ministry of Gender Equality...