However, he believes that his potential future has been transformed. Lee’s life has not been changed since the gay marriage act came into effect last December. However, the more hate crimes against gay people that occur, the more he believes a legal safety net is necessary. Lee used to believe that the legalisation of same-sex marriage was not so important, because for him the more critical thing was the fact two people truly love each other. 'I came to Australia because I felt like I had a life with limits in my homeland Korea,' he tells SBS Korean. 'So I have been supporting the Australian gay marriage act from the beginning and I was so glad to see it eventually passed.' Lee, who now permanently resides in Australia, says he was happy to witness the same-sex marriage bill pass through parliament in 2017. How has the legalisation of same-sex marriage affected LGBTQ of Korean background?Ģ6 year-old gay man Sangwoo Lee* came to Australia five years ago on a working holiday visa.
