On August 26, the YouTube channel I love women live broadcasts He published an intimate interview entitled “Yuggi Special! The leader of Team Yuggi and his girlfriend does not celebrate“, Where Kwak and his girlfriend shared their love story, thoughts on LGBTQ+ issues in Korea and wedding plans abroad.
A love story that began on bread
Kwak, who now works as a model and marathon runner, shared that he met his thirty-year-old girl who works in an F&B-in company in Seoul in a company for the first time. Fascinated by his smile, he said jokingly, he said, “Unnie, dm me”, Spazing what soon became a serious relationship.
His girlfriend initially hesitated, uncertain if Kwak was visiting bread or something more, but in the end he was conquered by Kwak’s sincerity. “The coherent gestures of Sun-Hee convinced me.” he said.
When asked about his sexuality, Kwak has replied candidly:
“Until last year, I thought I was straight. But meeting her made me understand that it is not a gender, it is for the person. I did not go to steel troops to find women.”
Her partner echoed the feeling, saying that once asked if women liked Kwak:
“He said to me,” I’m not sure, I never attended a woman. But I think I like you. “That honesty meant everything.”
Marriage plans despite the legal obstacles
The couple revealed that they already live together but have faced road blocks when they tried to register as a married couple in Korea. Since the Korean law does not recognize the marriage between people of the same sex, it was only allowed to present as cohabitants.
However, they are going on with the marriage of their dreams. Kwak will participate in New York marathon this NovemberAnd the couple plans to exchange votes in the United States during the trip. A wedding photo shoot on the island of Jeju is also scheduled for next month.
Kwak recognized the concerns of friends on the wedding run:
“Many heterosexual couples get married after three or six months. Why should we be different?”
“I never thought about marriage”, Kwak confessed. “But after meeting her, it’s all natural. I want to have children who resemble us. I can clearly imagine, I am in a tuxedo, she in a dress. It is when I learned that I wanted to marry her.”
Kwak Sun-Hee continues to inspire, not only as a former soldier decorated, but now as a visible voice for LGBTQ+ Love and Equality in Korea, a country still struggling with the rights of partnership of the same sex.
Sources: Daum
