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| Philippines’ Duterte says he used to be gay, but then ‘cured himself’ | Philippines’ Duterte says he used to be gay, but then ‘cured himself’ |
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| Philippines’ president Rodrigo Duterte made a rather unexpected admission while visiting Japan, saying he used to be gay before he met his wife… then he “became a man again.” | Philippines’ president Rodrigo Duterte made a rather unexpected admission while visiting Japan, saying he used to be gay before he met his wife… then he “became a man again.” |
| Duterte is something of a self-styled expert on the question of who is and isn’t gay, if the frequency with which he makes the accusation is any indication. After accusing every priest in the Catholic church of being homosexual earlier in the year, during a speech Thursday he decided to ‘out’ a political opponent, and then himself. | Duterte is something of a self-styled expert on the question of who is and isn’t gay, if the frequency with which he makes the accusation is any indication. After accusing every priest in the Catholic church of being homosexual earlier in the year, during a speech Thursday he decided to ‘out’ a political opponent, and then himself. |
| The outspoken leader’s gaydar went off based on Senator Antonio Trillanes’ body language, local media reported: | The outspoken leader’s gaydar went off based on Senator Antonio Trillanes’ body language, local media reported: |
| He then said that he made the decision to “become a man again” after meeting his former wife, before ambiguously adding “Duterte is gay. So I am gay, I don’t care if I’m gay or not.” The jury is still out on that one. | |
| While he has never been quite so explicit, this is not the first time Duterte has hinted about his proclivities: In 2017, he joked about having considered bisexuality so he could “have fun both ways.” | While he has never been quite so explicit, this is not the first time Duterte has hinted about his proclivities: In 2017, he joked about having considered bisexuality so he could “have fun both ways.” |
| That is apparently not the only thing he wants both ways, as he has also flip-flopped on the issue of legalizing gay marriage in the predominantly conservative Catholic country. While he claimed to be for the idea early on in his presidency, he later made statements saying the idea was in opposition to the country’s civil and religious principles. | That is apparently not the only thing he wants both ways, as he has also flip-flopped on the issue of legalizing gay marriage in the predominantly conservative Catholic country. While he claimed to be for the idea early on in his presidency, he later made statements saying the idea was in opposition to the country’s civil and religious principles. |
| Still, the news might give pause to progressives, who have criticized the leader for his tendency to make ‘homophobic’ comments. In 2016, for instance, he described being “pissed off” at US envoy Philip Goldberg, calling him a “gay ambassador, the son of a whore.” | Still, the news might give pause to progressives, who have criticized the leader for his tendency to make ‘homophobic’ comments. In 2016, for instance, he described being “pissed off” at US envoy Philip Goldberg, calling him a “gay ambassador, the son of a whore.” |
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