Key NHRCK Activities minorities but also instilled a sense of hatred and animosity against them, thereby encouraging discrimination. On July 22, the Commission expressed opinion to the President of a broadcasting company on the need to improve program structure, production, editing, and airing in a way that it doesn’t cause or manipulate negative ideas or prejudices against gender minorities. It also expressed opinion to the Chairperson of the Korea Communications Standards Commission that regulatory Part 1 Introduction ■ Discrimination of gender minorities by broadcast company reviews of broadcast content be conducted with special attention so that approved content do not cause or manipulate negative ideas or prejudices against gender minorities or other socially vulnerable groups. making blurry same-sex kiss scenes in a film is discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Commission dismissed it on the ground that it is hard to conclude that the company’s action caused any damages to anyone and, as such, it is not a matter of investigation by the Commission. However, in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 25 of the NHRCK Act, it expressed opinion based on conclusion that what the company did could manipulate negative views and prejudices Part 2 Key NHRCK Activities Regarding a petition (21-jinjeong-0098000) that a broadcasting company’s deletion or against gender minorities. behavior, the Commission viewed that deletion of same-sex kiss scenes or making them blurry can plant negative ideas and prejudices against gender minorities, and thus advised the television company to not amplify or reproduce negative ideas or prejudices against gender minorities, and to not exclude gender minorities or other socially vulnerable groups when planning programs so that gender minorities can have equal visibility. The Commission also advised the Korea Communications Standards Commission to perform due diligence when making regulatory reviews so that negative ideas or prejudices against gender minorities and other socially vulnerable groups can be prevented. 55 Part 3 Appendices Because terrestrial TVs are easily accessible media that can significantly affect values and public