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.
JAPAN HAS A BUDDHIST MONK FIGHTG FOR GAY RIGHTS?
* kodo gay monk *
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. 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.