A controversial monk who has previously run afoul of religious authorites for getting too cozy with his female followers has been captured on video mocking the death of Kyaw Zin Win, the university librarian who’s suicide in the wake of homophobic bullying has sparked a national conversation on LGBTQ rights.
In a video with over 2,800 shares that was uploaded to Facebook on Sunday, Koebweya Sayadaw Ashinasayar can be seen delivering a homophobic rant during his sermon, telling a laughing crowd he would shoot all LGBTQ people if he were president, and labeling Win a “gandu,” Hindi for “sissy.”
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