Speaker: Jirim
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As a full-time public interest lawyer based in South Korea and currently serving as the secretary general at "GongGam Human Rights Law Foundation," I have dedicated my ten-year career to advocating for marginalized communities, including LGBTQIA+ people, refugees, and migrant workers.  Through legal practice, research, and movement-building, I have focused on advancing legal recognition, equality, and protection for LGBTQIA+ people, including those facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination. INVOLVED RESERCH AND PUBLICATION-  Understanding Asylum Seeking Based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity, individual research-  International Legislative Trends and Case Studies on LGBTQIA+ Discrimination, collaborative research INVOLVED STRATEGIC LITIGATION-  Abolition of Military Sodomy Law (Constitutional Court) -  State compensation for racial HIV test (Civil Court)-  Legal recognition for same sex couple on medical insurance (Supreme Court) -  Marriage equality (same sex marriage) law suit (Constiturional Court)-  Numerous asylum cases based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Administrative Court)INVOLVED NETWORK- Korean Refugee Rights Network- Korean Rainbow Refugee Network (LGBTQIA+ refugee rights) - Marriage Equality Litigation Group in Korea