First openly gay K-pop idol Holland says he was attacked in Itaewon, called ‘a dirty gay’

First openly gay K-pop idol Holland says he was attacked in Itaewon, called ‘a dirty gay’First openly gay K-pop idol Holland says he was attacked in Itaewon, called ‘a dirty gay’
K-pop star Holland said he was attacked and called “a dirty gay” while walking around the city district of Itaewon in Seoul with his manager and a friend on Wednesday night.
Holland, whose real name is Go Tae-seob, wrote about the incident in a tweet on Thursday, showing the two cuts around his nose that he received from the attack.
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Last night, I was walking around Itaewon with my manager and a friend. Suddenly, a stranger man approached me and hit me on the face twice, calling me ‘a dirty gay,’ Now I have a scar on my face and I’m going to the hospital soon,” the 26-year-old “Neverland” singer wrote.
Holland said he has reported the incident to the authorities and hopes for the case to be “well solved.”
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The fact that my sexuality as gay is public should never expose myself to this kind of violence,” Holland wrote in another tweet. “Nor any other LGBT+ and all elders, women and minorities in this world. This happening in 2022 shows the sad reality of LGBT+ human rights.”
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This should never happen to anybody in this world, no matter who you are. I wish our world is filled with more love and hope rather than hate and violence,” he added.
Holland, who became the first openly gay K-pop idol in South Korea in 2018, revealed during a livestream on March 24 that he now has a boyfriend who he wants to marry.
Feature Image via @holland_vvv
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