Homophobia threatens to hamper South Korea's virus campaign

People wait to take a test for coronavirus at a testing facility of health center in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward for diagnostic tests. (Choi Jae-gu/Yonhap via AP)

FILE - In this May 10, 2020, file photo, notices of the Seoul city emergency administrative order to prohibit gathering are posted at the entrance of a temporary closed dance club in Seoul, South Korea. The sign reads: "The Seoul city emergency administrative order to prohibit gathering." As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward for diagnostic tests. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

In this May 10, 2020, photo, South Korean Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun speaks during a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea. As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward for diagnostic tests. (Han Jong-chan/Yonhap via AP)

A man wearing a face mask sits near a screen showing precautions against the new coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward for diagnostic tests. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A man wearing a face mask rides a motorcycle past banners showing precautions against the new coronavirus near a temporary closed nightclubs and bars in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 12, 2020. As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward for diagnostic tests. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

In this May 11, 2020 photo, Lee Jong-geol, general director of the gay rights advocacy group Chingusai talks on the phone before an interview in Seoul, South Korea. As South Korea grapples with a new spike in coronavirus infections thought to be linked to nightspots in Seoul, including several popular with gay men, it's also seeing rising homophobia that's making it difficult for sexual minorities to come forward for diagnostic tests. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)