simonwilliamsim

Artist, Photographer, Journalist & Teacher

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Page closure

Sadly, this website will be closing on the 16th July 2019

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Buy my book!

LGBT in the European Union and Israel: The Gay community in Israel & The European Union : A ‘cacophony of clashing visions’ (Walzer, 2000)

is now available from Amazon.

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More coverage on the issue of Gay rights

More coverage on the issue of Gay rights

The story about Same-Sex marriage made it into the several newspapers

Gay couple’s request for recognition shot down

Feb 28,2019 Korea’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday said it turned down a petition by a British man to recognize his marriage to a Korean man, which was granted in Britain.

“The NHRC has no official position on same-sex marriage,” a commission official said…

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Human Rights in South Korea

Human Rights in South Korea

Take a look at the latest article on the issue on Same-Sex marriage in Korea.

Rights panel says it doesn’t “deny” same-sex marriage

By Kim So-hyun

Published : Feb 27, 2019 – 15:29

Updated : Feb 27, 2019 – 15:29

The nation’s human rights panel said it does not “deny” same-sex marriage, but that a policy review and social consensus are necessary before same-sex marriages can be recognized under…

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C’est comment être gai... en Corée du Sud?

C’est comment être gai… en Corée du Sud?

AVEC SIMON HUNTER-WILLIAMS

  En juillet 2017, près de 85 000 personnes ont participé à la Pride dans les rues de Séoul, une augmentation de 25 000 personnes par rapport à l’année précédente. Ceci dit, lors d’un sondage mené en décembre 2017, on découvrait que 52% des Sud-Coréens s’opposent toujours au mariage gai. La situation de la communauté LGBT est donc loin d’être rose, comme en témoigne…

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DailyHive strikes again! Hit the link here but it isn't that one (below!)

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DailyVine Vancouver Check out my photography used on Daily Vine here

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PRIDE VANCOUVER Coming up this weekend is the Vancouver Pride more pictures coming soon!

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Exploring

Getting into Vancouver life requires less coffee, less speed and patience (or just being totally laid back!) and it is nice.. sometimes — although I love the faster pace of life that Asia offers^^

Vancouver has a charm that Seoul doesn’t hold, nature within a short bus ride, cruise boats within ten minute walk from your front door, ocean views, mountains layered like cake with snow at the brim…

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Looking backwards

As you know, we’ve recently relocated to Vancouver in Canada.

We’ve sorted our home and finding work but my mind often swings back to Korea.

Yesterday, I was playing with the Clips feature of my IPhone and made this short video!

Korea will always remain my second home, I love the excitement and buzz of the big city. The wide array of galleries, shops and tourist hotspots to explore (something…

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More coming soon!

Don’t worry, the website is being updated but the data has been eaten up by all the images.. more coming soon!

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Watching the courts decision on the former President of South Korea #503

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Watching the courts decision on the former President of South Korea #503