The Report on Human Rights Situation in the Republic of Korea organizations, media, international community and the NHRCK. This case showed the realities of the Korean army, where LGBTQ soldiers have been consciously and systematically excluded and ignored. Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education released ‘2nd Student Human Rights Plan (2021-2023’) in Apr. 2021, that included the ‘protection and support of LGBTQ students’ and ‘reinforcing sexual equality monitoring,’ in the ‘School without Discrimination and Hatred’ section. The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family stated in April that the ‘Framework Act on Healthy Families need to be amended to fit the changing families,’ and the National Assembly need to pass the pending partial amendment to the [Framework Act on Healthy Families]. The amendment expands the definition of a family, to change the term ‘healthy family’ to a value-neutral term ‘family.’ Some civic groups, led by religious groups, oppose the two matters above. They argue that the student human rights plan encourages homosexuality, and amending the Framework Act on Healthy Families will cause the legalization of same-sex marriage.66)67) After much controversy, Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education’s student human rights plan includes support for LGBTQ students, but the amendment to the Framework Act on Healthy Families is still pending in the National Assembly, as of the end of 2021.68) Even though the cases related to sexual minorities have gathered the attention of the society since 2020, hostility towards sexual minorities did not stop, lacked serious social discussion and rarely led to system changes. Moreover, government 66) Money Today, “‘Student Human Rights Plan is encouraging homosexuality? Never-ending conflict”, Jan. 8, 2022. 67) Joongang Ilbo, “16-Year War on Healthy Family Act ‘Discriminatory Law’ vs ‘Conspiracy to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage’”, Aug. 22, 2021. 68) On Dec. 23, 2021, NHRCK made a recommendation to the Chairman of the National Assembly to enact a law to protect the right of LGBTQ for family union and review and resolve the partial amendment to the Framework Act on Healthy Families. 72