How do you all feel about this? Does it exist in our community? If your fellow Lao brother or sister comes to you and tell you that they are homosexual, what would your reaction be? Are you accepting of it or not?

are u homo?

i wouldnt care if u are either way.

lao people who live in the u.s. or else where well react
negatively because exposure to the western world
where lao people in lao they probably don't care that much
and i've seen gays people in laos and there not treated as bad
as gays in the u.s

^what? no. western countries are more tolerable about homosexuality. not very much but more tolerable than say laos. i believe homosexuality is looked down by the lao govt.

shame about being 'tolerable' though

I read a report about gays in Asia and how they live double lives. In Japan, homosexual men are married and have kids because it is their duty to procreate and pass on the family line. In Cambodia its the same case.

I think homosexuality in Asian society is even worse than it is in Western society because of its stigma that society "forces" men to marry women and have kids. Living a double life is really no way to live a meaningful life but I guess some are willing to take the extreme to avoid the discrimination. Whatever get these men and women from open display of distaste, more power to them.

But in the modern times homosexual japanese men and women became more vocal and became more visible in japanese culture,and there are less like before,I knew some japanese who said being gay or lesbian is normal,some even defend them from homophobic westerners,i think the same can be said in china.

But SE Asian cultures tend to be less tolerant to Homosexuals especially malaysia where in gays are treated as criminals.

malaysia is an islamic country so yeah that why they are treated real bad

Ladyboy is not acceptable. Islamic views on homosexuality have always been influenced by the rulings prescribed by the Qur'an and the teachings of the Islamic prophet Muhammed. Traditionally, Qur'anic verses and hadith have condemned sexual acts between members of the same sex.

The Qur'an cites the story of "people of Lot" (also known as the Sodomites) who were destroyed by the wrath of Allah because they engaged in homosexual acts. The legal punishment for sodomy has varied among juristic schools: some prescribe capital punishment; while other prescribe a milder discretionary punishment. Homosexuality is a crime and forbidden in most Islamic countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc. In some relatively secular or multi-religious Islamic countries, this is not the case, Algeria, Malaysia, Indonesia and Turkey being some examples. Despite this, homoerotic themes were present in poetry and other literature by some Muslims which celebrated male love, and were more common than expressions of attraction to women.[1]

Actually, gay crowd is starting to get out a little in Laos, it's becoming alot more common.

I think it's nothing to worry about though, i personally don't care who you go to bed with at night.

I heard 1/3 of Laos is gay. The rest is bisexual or transgender.

fixed

my mom thinks they are interesting people. my dad hates them. I don't care, just give me my thum mak hoong and sticky rice!

Well since a majority of Laotians are Buddhists, the real question should be is homosexuality tolerated in Buddhism?...or is it considered a wrongful act in our religion? I believe Buddhism is more accepting than Christianity, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

Too strange.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=a7aB-yGQoC8

I'm not an expert on Buddhism, but I have yet to come across any teachings that state homosexuality is a wrongful act.

I was in Laos last May for the first time and from what I saw, being gay or a transvestite is VERY accepting! I was very surprised and taken back..

Okay so here's the first story.. My family did a big dinner party and 3 transvestites came over (they are really funny/comedic people) and one of them used to live in the neighborhood.. his mom came by was soo happy to see him.. she was like rubbing/hugging his head and was like, "Ohh son I miss you so much!".. I was thinking "Wow.." cuz parents in America would usually disown their child.

I was at another dinner party with my cousin and this one was just young people but one was a transvestite and when this "hot" guy came over, the transvestite was very excited and they let the transvestite touch up on the hot guy (like rub his chest area).. and the guy didn't even care.. like it's a normal thing and for sure he's straight.. but then they were like, "Okay.. you're done".. LOL..
Later on, I was sitting next to my cousin (straight guy) who was sitting next to his gay friend who wasn't a transvestite but my cousin starts rubbing on the gay guys penis.. I was like, "WTF?!" and my cousin goes "I'm just messing around with him"..

Society in Laos is very different!! I guess Lao people believe that they're meant to be this way so it's very accepting to be gay.. it's a Buddhist thing.

I'm not positive but I believe it's considered a sinful act in Christianity.

well...., to me in Buddhism, Homosexuality is not viewed as morally wrong for lay Buddhist, Similarly, normal opposite- sexuality is not wrong as long as they don't sleep with other people's husband or wife and child.

but, for buddist monks all kind of sexuality is sin, in a sense that it 's hindrance for realizaion of ultimate goal.

i think it is tolerable in laotian society but because of the influence of western culture and christianity that has been reinforced by dominating groups of the world, it has not been embraced or embellished but yet has been more frowned upon as being unaccepting and abnormal. It is more of the christianity aspect that really holds the grudge against certain groups of people even if the religion should impose compassion and namchai with others. Im buddhist, my parents dont care. My mom had alot of kateuy friends growing up and her favorite uncle was gay as well. hahah my friend is gay and he is hilariousssssss..everytime he talks about a guy its like" omggggggg to beuk beuk like no tommorow" LOL! (to beuk beuk= buff body)

Historically, most Christian churches have regarded homosexuality as immoral. This position is today held by the Roman Catholic[2] and Orthodox Churches, as well as by most Evangelical Protestant churches such as the Southern Baptist Convention.

Some denominations, however, have taken the position that homosexuality is not inherently sinful. These include the United Church of Canada, liberal congregations within the United Church of Christ, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, the Moravian Church, the Anglican Church of Canada, the Methodist Church of Great Britain, and Friends General Conference. A new denomination, the Metropolitan Community Church, has also come into existence specifically to serve the Christian LGBT community.

Other Christian denominations are actively debating the issue and have not reached a consensus either way; some of the most significant of these include the Presbyterian Church USA, the United Methodist Church, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church.

The Episcopal Church of the USA became the first major Christian denomination to ordain an openly gay bishop, Gene Robinson, which is controversial in the world wide Anglican Communion.

no need to hide it any longer

wack...

let them do they business but not in front of me.

your admirable.

thank you i do what i can

Good now you should dress the same as your admirable.

i'd rather leave it to laos to dress like that

no homo

trust me it'll look good on you.

lol I was just asking.........

Somebody has a crush on Aznboi.

Is it cause of his rough exterior?

theres this term in the gay community called sticky rice which means that you are an asian that dates only asians lol. "STICKY RICE"

Yeah it's Sticky i think and not sticky rice. Gay Asian culture is all messed up, most gay asians only date white older men and it be some busted white dudes they be dating.

u are correct.

amen .

im pretty sure its sticky rice. yea alot of gay asians tend to be "potato queens" and they would settle for a fug @$$ white dude. Well i know ALOT OF west coast people tend to date each other. East coast tend to go for those white guys that are flaming ugly skinny not buff hella jacked up looking. ITS SAD.

nah...obviously not as u can see the color of the phallus he was sucking was of darker color
why r u so affected anyway that i was ragging on aznboii??? enuff for u to snitch on my sig

u 2 secret lovers or something???

In Buddhism, it's not considered a wrongful act. However, Christianity is a whole 'nother story.

Don't be shy, we know you love that aznboii. just admit.

SODOM AND GOMMORAH had been two cities in ancient times that had been destroyed by Yahweh, which we coined GOD in modern vernacular. There had been theory that Hebrew people adopted Yahweh, which had been a warrior deity and that they later would worship solely. There had been numerous gods in ancient times that had been based on the algricultural cycle and yield. But Yahweh had been adopted because the Hebrew wanted to gain security against neighboring ethnic peoples. In judeo-christian text, sodomy which was sex without procreation, correct me on this, had been banned. The point is where did these rules really come from? Are they based on the laws of the zealous and omnipotent priest and rulers of their time or had it been based on the consensus would the laws be different?
Homosexuality in our community should not really be a crucial issue. We need stronger leaders and unity amongst lao especially because of the many tribes.Plus MOST gay lao people do not parade themselves like kon khao if they are gay. IF you are gay, then you are gay. It has nothing to do with pride and personality, it just a preference. GAY CULTURE ( broadway, madonna, weirdo-ism, oR super gaudy luxury items had been created by the gay caucasian americans and spread through other gay ethnic communities IMO). MOST geh LAO are not like that. They are just normal acting. there are people i know a kon khao friend of mine, who goes all out. Sometimes it is quite embarassing cuz she tries to act hood and wears bandanas and her swag when around me tends to be hypermasculine. Im like dAYUMn stop. Cant help who you love.