Speaker: Jirim
Job title: Attorney at law
Company: GongGam Human Rights Law Foundation

About the spreaker

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