""I can't help wondering what is so wrong about the courage and devotion that these two people have shown," wrote her father. He admitted he was "worried that they could end up hurt" when he first learned they were dating, due to "how hostile the world can be." He also thought it could be a phase. "But the two of them have been truly brave," he said, "supporting each other with love and devotion through all of life's hardships. As a father and a human being, I respect Park Yeo-jin and Hwang Hee-yeon and their wishes.""
""As someone who knows them well, I don't see any difference between them and other married couples, even if they are a same-sex couple," he continued. "I think we make society better when we focus on and embrace what is fundamentally right rather than discriminating based on difference.""
"Yeo-jin's mother also wrote to the court, saying that the couple has shown "love and dedication to one another, living and planning their future together." She said seeing that "helped turn my concerns into affirmation and support for them.""
A same-sex couple in South Korea cannot legally register their marriage because the country does not recognize marriages between two people of the same sex. The couple filed a lawsuit seeking legal recognition. The bride’s parents submitted depositions supporting the couple’s request. The father expressed concern about potential harm from hostility and initially wondered if the relationship might be temporary, but he later recognized the couple’s bravery and mutual devotion through life’s hardships. He stated that he sees no difference between them and other married couples and argued that society improves by embracing what is fundamentally right rather than discriminating. The mother described the couple’s love, dedication, and future planning, and said it transformed her concerns into affirmation and support.
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