Rather, it says, it is needed to deter sexual abuse in the army, which is almost entirely male. The South Korean government says Article 92-6 is not meant to punish sexual orientation. “It is long overdue for the military to acknowledge that a person’s sexual orientation is totally irrelevant to their ability to serve,” Ms. The group’s report, “Serving in Silence,” also details sexual and other abuses inflicted on gay soldiers, or soldiers perceived as gay, by their superiors and their fellow soldiers. people as the enemy,” said Roseann Rife, East Asia research director at Amnesty International.
“South Korea’s military must stop treating L.G.B.T.I. and intersex people to abolish the law have been unsuccessful.
Repeated attempts by advocates for L.G.B.T. Under Article 92-6, “anal sex and other indecent acts” between military personnel can be punished by up to two years in prison, even if they take place off base, while the soldiers are off duty and by mutual consent.
