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South Korea’s largest annual LGBT festival, the Seoul Queer Culture Festival, has been blocked from being held outside of city hall by Seoul’s city government. According to Reuters, the government granted a permit to a Christian Youth Concert instead.

The event has been held in front of city hall since 2015 and has been a symbol of the battle of queer rights in a country where same-sex marriage is not recognized.

The chief organizer of the event Yang Sun-woo said the city’s act is an act of discrimination.

“Each year, we struggle to secure a venue to hold the event,” said Sun-woo.