South Korea Court Refuses to Recognize Same-Sex Marriage

A South Korean same-sex couple lost their court case this week to recognize them as married.

Director Kim Jho Gwang-Soo married his partner Kim Seung-Hwan in 2013. When the pair tried to register their marriage with the local authority, they were turned away.

After an 11-month court case, the judge decided that the issue of same-sex marriage would have to be decided by new legislation and rejected the Kims' claim.

The couple's lawyer, Ryu Min-Hee, told Agence France-Presse she and the Kims haven't given up. "We're disappointed, but we're not done yet."

Kim Jho Gwang-Soo has directed Two Weddings and a Funeral and the short "Boy Meets Boy."