The startling revelations - which are somewhat at odds with the traditional view of the communist state's repressed culture - were made by a specialist in Korean Studies.Īndrei Nikolaevich Lankov explained prostitution - still outlawed - was traditionally for goods or favours rather than money but has become easier in recent times.Īnd, despite a widespread lack of sex education, ‘innocence’ among North Korean girls is still 'seen as the natural and desirable state of mind' - and sex before marriage is still frowned upon.ĭr Lankov explained that the nation inherited its traditional values from the former USSR under the reign of its former supreme leader Kim Il Sung who died in 1994.Īttitudes to sex are changing under the rule of their latest dictator Kim Jong-un however. Moreover, rather than be discreet about their extramarital relations, rich and powerful men are showing off their mistresses in public as a status symbol of their 'achievements'. Gay short film 2011 Film story set in 1965 Liverpool, England Gay love story of 2 best friends. In South Korea, where same-sex unions are not legally recognized and sex between men is sometimes criminalized, Holland has chosen to live freely as one of the first openly gay K-pop idols.In. North Korea's top business 'elite' are increasingly being 'expected' to keep a mistress, a top expert has claimed.
