[Photo] First openly gay ambassador to S. Korea visits Blue House with partner

New Zealand Ambassador to South Korea Philip Turner, the first openly gay ambassador to South Korea, also became the first homosexual ambassador to visit the Blue House with his partner, on Oct. 18. Philip and his husband attended a reception for foreign diplomats and met with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and first lady Kim Jung-sook. On the same day, Turner posted a tweet thanking Moon for the opportunity to make history, “A great honor to meet President Moon and First Lady today with my husband Hiroshi. Thanks to President Moon first time this has been possible in Korea.”