Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Man who Defected to Escape his Marriage

Jang Yeong-jin defected from North Korea to South Korea in 1997. His reason was highly unusual - he wanted to escape his marriage, though at the time he didn't understand why. It was only when he got to the South that he was introduced to the concept of homosexuality and realised he was gay.

17 minutes

More episodes

See all episodes from Lives Less Ordinary

Watch Lives Less Ordinary on YouTube

Videos from our extraordinary podcast Lives Less Ordinary.

  • (www.youtube.com)

Podcast

  • Lives Less Ordinary

    Step into someone else鈥檚 life and expect the unexpected. Extraordinary personal stories