ANTH 1002 Study Guide - The Wedding Banquet, John Cho
7 Mar 2014
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In the article the wedding banquet revisited: contract marriages between korean gays and lesbians by john cho, many issues are explained about the challenges homosexuals deal with in korea. Contract marriages are shown to be an arrangement between a gay man and a lesbian to fool their families, pretending they are a straight married couple. After facing the pressure from their parents to get married, they turn to websites that match people who are looking for fake husbands and wives. As explained by the couples in the article, they have to attend family gathering and play the good husband and wife role when the parents come over. It becomes a source of stress and each person is obligated to attend the other"s family events. The article compares and contrasts korea and the western world.
