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	One of the earliest mentions of male attraction to boys is that of Gongmin of Goryeo (r. 1351–1374), the 31st king of the Goryeo dynasty, who was famous for his predilection for falling in love with young boys. After the death of his wife in 1365 he is reputed to have spent his time in the practice of Buddhism and relations with boys, establishing an organization for their recruitment. [2] Paul Michaut, a French physician writing in 1893, described Korea as a country where "[p]ederasty is general, it is part of the mores; it is practiced publicly, in the street, without the least reprobation." He associated its prevalence with that of syphilis which was likewise general: "[T]he non-contaminated subjects are the exception." (Proschan, Frank "Syphilis, Opiomania, and Pederasty": Colonial Constructions of Vietnamese (and French) Social Diseases" Journal of the History of Sexuality — Volume 11, Number 4, October 2002, pp. 610–636)		One of the earliest mentions of male attraction to boys is that of Gongmin of Goryeo (r. 1351–1374), the 31st king of the Goryeo dynasty, who was famous for his predilection for falling in love with young boys. After the death of his wife in 1365, he is reputed to have spent his time in the practice of Buddhism and relations with boys, establishing an organization for their recruitment. [2] Paul Michaut, a French physician writing in 1893, described Korea as a country where "[p]ederasty is general, it is part of the mores; it is practiced publicly, in the street, without the least reprobation." He associated its prevalence with that of syphilis which was likewise general: "[T]he non-contaminated subjects are the exception." (Proschan, Frank "Syphilis, Opiomania, and Pederasty": Colonial Constructions of Vietnamese (and French) Social Diseases" Journal of the History of Sexuality — Volume 11, Number 4, October 2002, pp. 610–636)<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20080513041227/http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/pe/pederasty.htm</ref>

	~~Source of the above - 2008 Wikipedia article on Pederasty: http:~~/~~/web.archive.org/web/20080513041227/http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/pe/pederasty.htm~~		<h3>Homosexuality in ancient and modern Korea</h3>

	~~Source of the following: Culture~~, ~~Health~~ & ~~Sexuality, January–February 2006; 8(1): 59–65~~		YOUNG-GWAN KIM1, & SOOK-JA HAHN

	~~SHORT REPORT~~		Pyongtaek University, Pyongtaek, Korea, and Hanyoung Theological University, Seoul, Korea

	~~Homosexuality in ancient and modern Korea~~

	~~YOUNG-GWAN KIM1, & SOOK-JA HAHN2~~

	~~1Pyongtaek~~ University, Pyongtaek, Korea, and ~~2Hanyoung~~ Theological University, Seoul, Korea

	Abstract		Abstract
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	Has been taken from me, what now?</blockquote>		Has been taken from me, what now?</blockquote>
			<ref>Culture, Health & Sexuality, January–February 2006; 8(1): 59–65</ref>
	In Korean society, the above songs have been traditionally seen as illustrating a hwarang		In Korean society, the above songs have been traditionally seen as illustrating a hwarang
	penchant for sexual intercourse with same-sex partners. In colloquial usage, the term		penchant for sexual intercourse with same-sex partners. In colloquial usage, the term
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	coming together of the two male symbols.		coming together of the two male symbols.

	http://hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Homosexuality_in_Ancient_and_Modern_Korea.pdf		<ref>http://hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Homosexuality_in_Ancient_and_Modern_Korea.pdf</ref>

	~~Following from GUS (http://www.sexarchive.info~~/~~GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/KOREAS.HTM#_edn21)~~

	<h3>Age Stratified Patterns</h3>		<h3>Age Stratified Patterns</h3>
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	(cross-gendered) prostitution. Also a tradition of ‘boy-wives’ who would be		(cross-gendered) prostitution. Also a tradition of ‘boy-wives’ who would be
	brides to older men, but who could later on marry as ‘true men’.”[24]		brides to older men, but who could later on marry as ‘true men’.”[24]
			<ref>http://www.sexarchive.info/GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/KOREAS.HTM#_edn21</ref>

	~~See GUS for the references.~~		<h3>Further reading</h3>
			The following may be available in Google books.
	*See also (maybe available in Google books):
	:Rutt, R. (1961) The Flower Boys of Silla (Hwarang), Royal Asian Soc, Transact Koran Branch 38:1-66. Reprinted in Dynes, W. R. & Donaldson, S. (Eds., 1992) Asian Homosexuality. New York & London: Garland, p187-266		:Rutt, R. (1961) The Flower Boys of Silla (Hwarang), Royal Asian Soc, Transact Koran Branch 38:1-66. Reprinted in Dynes, W. R. & Donaldson, S. (Eds., 1992) Asian Homosexuality. New York & London: Garland, p187-266
	:Murray, S. O. (1992) The Wharang of ancient Korea, in Murray, S. O. (Ed., 1992) Oceanic Homosexualities. New York & London: Garland, p103-9		:Murray, S. O. (1992) The Wharang of ancient Korea, in Murray, S. O. (Ed., 1992) Oceanic Homosexualities. New York & London: Garland, p103-9

	~~Also see:~~		<h3>See also</h3>

	South Korea<br>		South Korea<br>
	(<em>Taehan Min’guk</em>)~~</em></span></h2>~~		(<em>Taehan Min’guk</em>)
	<ol start="0">		<ol start="0">
	<li>http://www.sexarchive.info/IES/southkorea.html#0 Demographics and a Historical Perspective</li>		<li>http://www.sexarchive.info/IES/southkorea.html#0 Demographics and a Historical Perspective</li>
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	<li>http://www.sexarchive.info/IES/southkorea.html#13 Research and Advanced Education</li>		<li>http://www.sexarchive.info/IES/southkorea.html#13 Research and Advanced Education</li>
	<li>http://www.sexarchive.info/IES/southkorea.html#references References and Suggested Readings</li>		<li>http://www.sexarchive.info/IES/southkorea.html#references References and Suggested Readings</li>
			==references==
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	and dauntlessness.		and dauntlessness.

	Beyond their function as ~~e´lite~~ warriors, hwarang concern for ecstasy and eroticism –		Beyond their function as elite warriors, hwarang concern for ecstasy and eroticism –
	hyangga – can be found in the vernacular poetry of Silla. In the Sam-Guk-Yu-Sa,3 for		hyangga – can be found in the vernacular poetry of Silla. In the Sam-Guk-Yu-Sa,3 for
	example, can be found verses such as:		example, can be found verses such as:
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	Noble pine that fears no frost!</blockquote>		Noble pine that fears no frost!</blockquote>

	<blockquote><blockquote>~~Ch’oyong’s~~ Song</blockquote>		<blockquote><blockquote>Cho Yong’s Song</blockquote>
	Playing in the moonlight of the capital		Playing in the moonlight of the capital

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	In Korean society, the above songs have been traditionally seen as illustrating a hwarang		In Korean society, the above songs have been traditionally seen as illustrating a hwarang
	penchant for sexual intercourse with same-sex partners. In colloquial usage, the term		penchant for sexual intercourse with same-sex partners. In colloquial usage, the term
	~~Homosexuality~~ in ancient and modern Korea hwarang has given rise to modern derivations such as hwallyangi or even hwangangnom,		homosexuality in ancient and modern Korea hwarang has given rise to modern derivations such as hwallyangi or even hwangangnom,
	meaning a playboy and a lazy good-for-nothing, and also the word hwaryangnyon, or		meaning a playboy and a lazy good-for-nothing, and also the word hwaryangnyon, or
	something outside the range of expected variations, meaning a slut or prostitute’ (Rutt		something outside the range of expected variations, meaning a slut or prostitute’ (Rutt
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	practices were described as yongyang-chi-chong,8 the dragon and the sun, implying the		practices were described as yongyang-chi-chong,8 the dragon and the sun, implying the
	coming together of the two male symbols.		coming together of the two male symbols.
	~~[...]~~

	http://hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Homosexuality_in_Ancient_and_Modern_Korea.pdf		http://hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Homosexuality_in_Ancient_and_Modern_Korea.pdf

	Following from GUS (http://www.sexarchive.info/GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/KOREAS.HTM#_edn21)		Following from GUS (http://www.sexarchive.info/GESUND/ARCHIV/GUS/KOREAS.HTM#_edn21)
	<~~span style="font-family:"Times New Roman";"~~>Age Stratified Patterns~~</span>~~ </h3>
			<h3>Age Stratified Patterns</h3>
	<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p>		<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"> </p>
	<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">There does not appear to be much data on the		<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify">There does not appear to be much data on the
	age of the <i>~~Wharang~~</i> (~~wha~~, flower;		age of the <i>Hwarang</i> (화, flower;
	~~rang~~, shining purity) boys (Rutt, 1961<a href="#_edn21" name="_ednref21" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";">[21]</span></span></span> ; cf. Leupp, 1995:p19); they were		랑, shining purity) boys (Rutt, 1961; cf. Leupp, 1995:p19); they were
	“often in their mid-teens” (~~<st1:city><st1:place>~~Murray~~</st1:place></st1:city>~~)~~<a href="#_edn22" name="_ednref22" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";">~~[22]~~</span></span></span>~~ . It was said that the use of		“often in their mid-teens” (Murray)[22]. It was said that the use of
	flower boys, or <i>hua lang</i>, was		flower boys, or <i>hua lang</i>, was
	officially instituted by a Silla king in the year A.D. 576, as a replacement		officially instituted by a Silla king in the year A.D. 576, as a replacement
	of female shamans~~<a href="#_edn23" name="_ednref23" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";">~~[23]~~</span></span></span>~~ . “During Silla period the		of female shamans[23]. “During Silla period the
	cross-dressing ‘hwarang’ ~~(= ‘flower boys’)~~ were cultivated by the king for		cross-dressing ‘hwarang’ were cultivated by the king for
	military duty, but also for dancing etc. Later on became involved in		military duty, but also for dancing etc. Later on became involved in
	(cross-gendered) prostitution. Also a tradition of ‘boy-wives’ who would be		(cross-gendered) prostitution. Also a tradition of ‘boy-wives’ who would be
	brides to older men, but who could later on marry as ‘true men’.”~~<a href="#_edn24" name="_ednref24" title=""><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span class="MsoEndnoteReference"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;~~		brides to older men, but who could later on marry as ‘true men’.”[24]
	~~font-family:"Times New Roman";">~~[24]~~</span>~~

	See GUS for the references.		See GUS for the references.

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			*See also (maybe available in Google books):
			:Rutt, R. (1961) The Flower Boys of Silla (Hwarang), Royal Asian Soc, Transact Koran Branch 38:1-66. Reprinted in Dynes, W. R. & Donaldson, S. (Eds., 1992) Asian Homosexuality. New York & London: Garland, p187-266

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	Culture, Health & Sexuality, January–February 2006; 8(1): 59–65		One of the earliest mentions of male attraction to boys is that of Gongmin of Goryeo (r. 1351–1374), the 31st king of the Goryeo dynasty, who was famous for his predilection for falling in love with young boys. After the death of his wife in 1365 he is reputed to have spent his time in the practice of Buddhism and relations with boys, establishing an organization for their recruitment. [2] Paul Michaut, a French physician writing in 1893, described Korea as a country where "[p]ederasty is general, it is part of the mores; it is practiced publicly, in the street, without the least reprobation." He associated its prevalence with that of syphilis which was likewise general: "[T]he non-contaminated subjects are the exception." (Proschan, Frank "Syphilis, Opiomania, and Pederasty": Colonial Constructions of Vietnamese (and French) Social Diseases" Journal of the History of Sexuality — Volume 11, Number 4, October 2002, pp. 610–636)

			Source of the above - 2008 Wikipedia article on Pederasty: http://web.archive.org/web/20080513041227/http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/pe/pederasty.htm

			Source of the following: Culture, Health & Sexuality, January–February 2006; 8(1): 59–65

	SHORT REPORT		SHORT REPORT

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SHORT REPORT

Homosexuality in ancient and modern Korea

YOUNG-GWAN KIM1, & SOOK-JA HAHN2

1Pyongtaek University, Pyongtaek, Korea, and 2Hanyoung Theological University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

This paper examines Korean views on the subject of male homosexuality. Using historical and
contemporary sources, it seeks to explain elements of new cultural openness towards homosexuality
in modern Korea. Korean people’s understanding and knowledge of male homosexuality
is ambiguous and limited. In the absence of knowledge and open communication,
most Korean people imagine that male homosexuality is an abnormal and impure modern
phenomenon. Prejudice and confusion lead most Korean male homosexuals to be estranged from
their families, religious communities and non-homosexual peers. Moreover, they are often viewed as
the ‘carriers’ of AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs). The purpose of this paper is to
examine current Korean perspectives on male homosexuality by exploring both the ancient history of
the practice of male homosexuality and current thinking about homosexual life among Koreans,
which has played an important part in the formation of contemporary attitudes toward
homosexuality.

[...]

Homosexuality in ancient Korea
The hwarang 2 offers the clearest example of ancient homosexuality in Korea. They were
leaders of a military group of the Silla Dynasty (B.C. 57– A.D. 935), chosen from the sons
of the nobility by popular election. Hundreds of men reportedly belonged to hwarang
bands. Their major role was to fight a common enemy or to advance the common welfare
by increasing national power. The Five Hwarang Commandments – serve the king with
loyalty, serve parents with piety, be faithful to friends, never retreat in battle, and preserve
life when possible – were the basic principles alongside loyalty to the nation, righteousness
and dauntlessness.

Beyond their function as e´lite warriors, hwarang concern for ecstasy and eroticism –
hyangga – can be found in the vernacular poetry of Silla. In the Sam-Guk-Yu-Sa,3 for
example, can be found verses such as:

<blockquote><blockquote>Song of Yearning for the Flower Boy Taemara</blockquote>
The whole world weeps sadly

The departing Spring.

Wrinkles lance

Your once handsome face,

For the space of a glance

May we meet again.

Fair Lord, what hope for my burning heart?

How can I sleep in my alley hovel?</blockquote>

<blockquote><blockquote>Song in Praise of the Flower Boy Kilbo</blockquote>

Moon

Appearing fitfully

Trailing the white clouds,

Whither do you go?

The face of the Flower Boy Kilbo

Was reflected in the pale green water,

Here among the pebbles of the stream

I seek the bounds of the heart he bore.

Ah, ah! Flower Boy here,

Noble pine that fears no frost!</blockquote>

<blockquote><blockquote>Ch’oyong’s Song</blockquote>
Playing in the moonlight of the capital

Till the morning comes,

I return home

To see four legs in my bed.

Two belong to me.

Whose are the other two?

But what was my own

Has been taken from me, what now?</blockquote>

In Korean society, the above songs have been traditionally seen as illustrating a hwarang
penchant for sexual intercourse with same-sex partners. In colloquial usage, the term
Homosexuality in ancient and modern Korea hwarang has given rise to modern derivations such as hwallyangi or even hwangangnom,
meaning a playboy and a lazy good-for-nothing, and also the word hwaryangnyon, or
something outside the range of expected variations, meaning a slut or prostitute’ (Rutt
1961: 8). Until the twentieth century, the word hwarang was also used to mean sorcery,
laziness, laxity, and having the life of the mountebank (Rutt 1961: 10). Modern hwarang or
‘players’ are also perceived of as a homosexually oriented group.
One of the later Koryo Kings, Kongmin (A.D. 1352–1374), is well known both as a
scholar-painter-calligrapher and for pederasty with royal catamites or chajewi. The names of
five of these are recorded: Hong Yun, Han An, Kwon Chin, Hong Kwan, and No Son (see
Hee-Dok Lee 1983 and Hi-Woon Kang 1964). In the Koryo Dynasty, homosexual
practices were described as yongyang-chi-chong,8 the dragon and the sun, implying the
coming together of the two male symbols.
[...]

http://hawaii.edu/hivandaids/Homosexuality_in_Ancient_and_Modern_Korea.pdf