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Ha Ri-soo, a newly wed transgender entertainer, expressed her will to ?adopt four children,? causing a heated debate on the right to adoption by transgenders. Mixed reactions are posted on bulletin boards of portal sites.
The Dong-A Ilbo found that some transgender couples have unofficially adopted children in Korea. The country?s transgender population is estimated at 1,200 to 4,500. But none of them have adopted a child through an official channel.
Opposition from Adoption Agencies-
Adoption by transgender couples is totally legal in Korea. There are no regulations on sexual orientation in the qualifications for adoptive parents. Also, a single can adopt a child, as the government eased regulations on adoption last year in an attempt to facilitate domestic adoption.