Durg a sheltered upbrgg a Buddhist temple Tokyo, gay Japane monk Kodo Nishimura kept his sexualy a closely guard secret, and also ncealed his burgeong love of make-up." emprop="scriptn
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- JAPANE MONK LEAV DOUBLE LIFE AS OPENLY GAY MAKP ARTIST THE US
- JAPAN HAS A BUDDHIST MONK FIGHTG FOR GAY RIGHTS?
JAPANE MONK LEAV DOUBLE LIFE AS OPENLY GAY MAKP ARTIST THE US
Durg a sheltered upbrgg a Buddhist temple Tokyo, gay Japane monk Kodo Nishimura kept his sexualy a closely guard secret, and also ncealed his burgeong love of make-up. * kodo gay monk *
Durg his childhood socially nservative Japan, Nishimura found refuge om homophobia and ostracizatn through studyg English and nnectg onle wh peers who were also explorg their genr inty and sexualy. He has always known that I was a homosexual, [but] he was very aaid that I would be targeted and huiated wh the Buddhist muny when I publicly me out. Oct 9 (Thomson Rters Foundatn) - Durg a sheltered upbrgg a Buddhist temple Tokyo, gay Japane monk Kodo Nishimura kept his sexualy a closely guard secret, and also ncealed his burgeong love of make-up.
Nowadays, Nishimura blends relig duti wh work as a make-up artist, makg him an unual figure socially nservative Japan, where same-sex marriage remas illegal and beg openly gay is largely 31-year-old said his eventual cisn to e out had been the “bt weapon” to challenge homophobia, and he now hop his tobgraphy will spire more LGBT+ people his untry to openly embrace their sexual inty.
JAPAN HAS A BUDDHIST MONK FIGHTG FOR GAY RIGHTS?
* kodo gay monk *
Japane monks are allowed to pursue a reer outsi their relig duti, but Nishimura’s choice of profsn and his LGBT+ advocy work have ma headl Japan and raised his profile as a spokman on gay rights issu. Dpe wispread nservative attus, Japan’s laws on LGBT+ issu are relatively liberal pared wh many Asian untri, wh gay sex legal sce although about two dozen ci, towns and wards issue same-sex partnership certifit, LGBT+ rights mpaigners say they lack legal standg and prejudice spurred Nishimura to wrg his book, which reunts his transn om feelg “lonely and ferr” to beg the person he is said he hoped his story uld raise awarens and spark discsn about LGBT+ rights issu. There, he wears no makp, and he tras his splashy outfs for the pla rob of a Buddhist Nishimura is a succsful makp artist who spends most of his time the Uned Stat But he is also a Buddhist monk, and returns regularly to Japan to assist ruals for holidays and funeralsNishimura is openly gay and sometim wears makp himself or drs dragHe travels the world, giv talks, and helps trans women learn how to e makpIt might seem like an unual double act, but that don't bother 29-year-old Nishimura.