A queer culture festival organized by an LGBTQ group will be held near Jonggak Station in Jongno District and Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station in Jung District, Seoul.
According to the Seoul Queer Culture Festival Organizing Committee, from 11 a.m. on the 13th, stages and booths for the queer culture festival will be set up along Ujeongguk-ro in Jongno District and Namdaemun-ro in Jung District. Nearby, groups opposing the event will also hold rallies.
The queer parade, the core of the event, is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. The parade will start at Exit 5 of Jonggak Station and march about 3.0 km past Myeongdong Cathedral, Shinsegae Department Store, and Seoul Plaza to Exit 2 of Euljiro 1(il)-ga Station.
The organizers notified police that 50,000 people would attend the rally.
A rally by Christian groups opposing the event was also announced. Holy Breakwater, a Christian organization, said it would hold a rally titled "Marriage between a man and a woman, a healthy Republic of Korea" from 1 p.m. in front of the Seoul Metropolitan Council in Jung District, about 600 meters from the queer culture festival venue.
They plan to march to Sungnyemun while arguing against homosexuality and the anti-discrimination law. The number of participants reported for the rally is 30,000.