Gayspeak: 연대 (Solidarity)

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Today, I'm introducing a very important word as it relates to the fight for equality!

연대 (yeon-dae)

Very cool word linguistically. The 연 is the Chinese 連, which means something like adjacent and the 帶, unless I'm mistaken, is the same symbol used for your year of birth/Zodiac sign (띠). 

Anyways, you'll see solidarity in 행동하는성소수자인권연대, the activist group Solidarity for LGBT Human Rights

I've been very impressed with the global solidarity we've seen in response to the efforts of homophobic groups aiming to cancel this year's Queer Culture Festival. Particularly, I want to send a shout-out to Seoul--Tokyo, which has been constantly uploading photos of Japanese citizens sending their support. Check out their Tumblr page for more pictures. 


우리의 강한 연대 의식을 세계적으로 발휘합시다! 

Let's demonstrate our strong sense of solidarity globally!