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.
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- MISS UNIVERSE CELEBRAT S FIRST OPENLY GAY NTTANT
- MISS UNIVERSE IS BREAKG BARRIERS WH ITS FIRST OPENLY GAY CONTTANT
- MISS UNIVERSE'S FIRST OPENLY GAY NTTANT IS OM A UNTRY WHERE SAME SEX RELATNSHIPS ARE ILLEGAL
- MISS UNIVERSE: I WANT A GAY SON ‘TO HELP DO MY MAKP’
- MISS UNIVERSO CELEBRA A SU PRIMERA NCURSANTE ABIERTAMENTE GAY
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. * miss universe 2017 gay *
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. 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 IS BREAKG BARRIERS WH ITS FIRST OPENLY GAY CONTTANT
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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.
Miss Myanmar nttant Swe Z Htet ma history as the first openly gay nttant to walk down the Miss Universe nway on Sunday. Miss Universe's first openly gay nttant sttted down the nway on Sunday night spe g om a untry where homosexualy is Myanmar reprentative Swe Z Htet may not have been crowned the tle but the 20-year-old still ma history for the long-nng bety Miss South Ai won the petn, Z Htet apologized to fans on Facebook and Instagram for not makg the top 20 by wrg "sry.... "We are honored to give a platform to strong, spiratnal women like Miss Universe Myanmar, who are brave enough to share their unique stori wh the world, " wrote the group's print Pla s 67 years, not one Miss Universe nttant has been openly gay until Z Htet publilly me out jt before the petn Atlanta, Geia.
MISS UNIVERSE'S FIRST OPENLY GAY NTTANT IS OM A UNTRY WHERE SAME SEX RELATNSHIPS ARE ILLEGAL
A former Miss Universe has apologised after sayg an terview that she wants a gay child to drs her and do her make-up. * miss universe 2017 gay *
Known to her fans as "Superman, " Htet told pageant fom Missosology she's been gay for five years but cid to let the world know an effort to "promote equaly" and "eedom of choice. A former Miss Universe wner has apologised after sayg an terview that she wants a gay child to drs her and do her make-up.
In the terview, Ms Wurtzbach, 28, explaed why she wanted a gay child.
This is not to say that you would not be taken re of if your child is straight, but based on my experience, a gay person has an extraordary way of takg re of you. “I image my child would be my bt iend, and he’s gay.
MISS UNIVERSE: I WANT A GAY SON ‘TO HELP DO MY MAKP’
One cric acced her of beg “another straight girl treatg gay men as accsori. (CNN) -- El ncurso belleza Miss Universo ha prentado a una ncursante abiertamente gay por primera vez, y ella proviene un país don se crimaliza la homosexualidad.
Htet, también nocida por los fanátis o "Superman", según los rm, reveló que era gay en una entrevista publida en un foro ncurso, Missosology, po spués llegar a Atlanta para la petencia. Su revelación aún más sorprennte dado que una sección la era lonial l código penal Myanmar perme a los tribunal stigar el sexo gay n largas penas prisión. Las actus anti-LGBTQ prevalecen en país l suste asiáti o Bnei, que si impo una pena muerte para el sexo gay en mayo, y Sgapur, don el sexo entre hombr se stiga n prisión.
MISS UNIVERSO CELEBRA A SU PRIMERA NCURSANTE ABIERTAMENTE GAY
Here’s the thg: the dience at the Axis Theatre was filled largely by the pageant’s gay followg, who spend thoands of dollars yearly to travel and watch this pageant. The untry was unr fire for s discrimatory anti-gay laws, and the pageant anizatn took cricism for the cisn, pecially by the prev year’s -host Andy Cohen, who is openly gay.
He refed to host, llg for a boytt, though the pageant was eventually -hosted by MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts, who is also openly gay.
After takg the crown, Fernanz partnered wh an array of chari and anizatns, cludg God's Love We Deliver, Gay Men's Health Crisis, and Lato Commissn on AIDS.