Miss Universe Myanmar is petn's first openly gay nttant | CNN

gay miss world

For the first time the pageant’s history, an out gay woman will take the stage. Glamour spoke to Miss Myanmar about facg discrimatn her home untry and reprentg the LGBTQ muny on the world stage.

Contents:

MISS UNIVERSE CELEBRAT S FIRST OPENLY GAY NTTANT

Swe Z Htet om Myanmar, where homosexualy is crimalized, me out as gay shortly before Sunday's Miss Universe petn Atlanta, Geia. * gay miss world *

The Miss Universe bety pageant has featured an openly gay nttant for the first time – and she hails om a untry where homosexualy is crimalized. Htet, also known to fans as “Superman, ” reportedly me out as gay an terview posted on a pageant fom, Missosology, shortly after she arrived Atlanta for the petn. Her g out is all the more strikg given that a lonial-era sectn of Myanmar’s penal allows urts to punish gay sex wh long prison sentenc.

Anti-LGBTQ attus are prevalent Southeast Asian untri like Bnei, which nearly imposed a ath penalty for gay sex May, and Sgapore, where sex between men is punishable by jail time.

Acrdg to a study entled "The Global Divi on Homosexualy" that was nducted by the Pew Rearch Center 2013, the Philipp ranked the top 10 most gay-iendly untri the world. That same study showed that 73 percent of adult Filipos agreed that "homosexualy should be accepted by society.

MISS UNIVERSE IS BREAKG BARRIERS WH ITS FIRST OPENLY GAY CONTTANT

* gay miss world *

It’s taken 67 years, but when 90 bety pageant hopefuls stt their stuff across the stage for the Miss Universe petn this Sunday, December 8, they will be joed by the pageant’s first openly gay nttant—and ’s about pageant world isn’t pecially known for s clivy. Last year Miss Universe had s first openly trans nttant, and this year, for the first time ever, Miss Ameri, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA are all black beg the first out gay woman Miss Universe’s history, Miss Myanmar Swe Z Htet is helpg to wre the next chapter pageant reprentatn.

MISS UNIVERSE CELEBRAT S FIRST OPENLY GAY NTTANT

Swe Z Htet om Myanmar, where homosexualy is crimalized, me out as gay shortly before Sunday's Miss Universe petn Atlanta, Geia. * gay miss world *

They are verbally teased and beaten, and beg gay is, “punishable wh a lengthy stt prison.

And she’d be makg a real splash the pageant world as the first openly gay wner to be crowned at that level. In one of the terviews, she mentned that she strongly supports gay rights and started her own foundatn to further LGBTQ+ . The queer muny is helpg the happy uple rg their a tweet on Wednday, the LGBTQ+ anizatn GLAAD shared a Gay Tim article about the news, along wh the ptn, "Congratulatns Mariana Varela and Fabla Valent!

MEET THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MISS AMERI CONTTANT IN HISTORY

When Lydia’s mother me out as gay, Lydia said they were shunned by their small town.

“There’s a big group of , ” said Na Zky, the first openly gay Miss Buffalo, who started a group chat for other LGBTQ+ tleholrs at the Miss New York petn this sprg.

NEWLY CROWNED MISS MISSOURI WILL BE THE FIRST OPENLY GAY MISS AMERI CONTTANT: 'I KNEW I WAS MAKG HISTORY'

“It wasn’t until I was able to stop and look and be like, what the heck are you dog, you are super gay!

While there is growg LGBTQ+ diversy at the lol and state levels, and ndidat are now ee to wear outfs like sus on the “red rpet, ” O’Flaherty remas the only openly gay nttant to have ever walked the natnal Miss Ameri stage. In 1971, “Miss Gay Ameri” was created, based part on the Miss Ameri, Miss Gay Ameri is not for everyone.

*BEAR-MAGAZINE.COM* GAY MISS WORLD

Mr. Gay World 2022 Has Been Announced .

TOP