Phnom Penh (dpa) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen gave a rare glimpse into his private life Tuesday when he admitted disowning his adopted daughter after discovering she was a lesbian.
Speaking before around 3,000 people at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh, Hun Sen spoke about his personal struggle, saying media and other educational forums had taught him it was okay to be gay, but when it happened in his own family, he "did not know how to do."
"My daughter has married a woman ... Now I just asked the court to cut her out of the family," he said. His comments were edited from later versions of the speech aired on state media.
"I was disappointed. I can educate an entire nation, but I cannot educate this adopted daughter," he added.
The official website of Hun Sen's cabinet, Cambodia New Vision, names five children in the family of Hun Sen and his wife Bun Rany and says one daughter is adopted, but does not name her.
In February 2004, then-king Norodom Sihanouk gave his support to gay marriage on his website, saying a democratic Cambodia should accept "marriage between man and man ... or between woman and woman."
However the concept remains largely unacceptable in Cambodia's conservative Buddhist society, and homosexuals often feel pressured to enter into heterosexual marriages.
Bun Rany is the president of the Cambodian Red Cross and has particularly championed the fight against HIV and Aids.
Speaking before around 3,000 people at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh, Hun Sen spoke about his personal struggle, saying media and other educational forums had taught him it was okay to be gay, but when it happened in his own family, he "did not know how to do."
"My daughter has married a woman ... Now I just asked the court to cut her out of the family," he said. His comments were edited from later versions of the speech aired on state media.
"I was disappointed. I can educate an entire nation, but I cannot educate this adopted daughter," he added.
The official website of Hun Sen's cabinet, Cambodia New Vision, names five children in the family of Hun Sen and his wife Bun Rany and says one daughter is adopted, but does not name her.
In February 2004, then-king Norodom Sihanouk gave his support to gay marriage on his website, saying a democratic Cambodia should accept "marriage between man and man ... or between woman and woman."
However the concept remains largely unacceptable in Cambodia's conservative Buddhist society, and homosexuals often feel pressured to enter into heterosexual marriages.
Bun Rany is the president of the Cambodian Red Cross and has particularly championed the fight against HIV and Aids.
13 comments:
Too bad he who have not seen gays/lesbians couples all over the world. Love is love doesn't matter it is for a man or woman. Even using an excuse in the bible, Chritians are still facing this battle. Even King Sihamonie is a gay, I will accept it. One less problem to find happiness.
Will Hun Sen deprive Sihamoni too?
Gays and Lesbians is a genetic defect, and should be repaired, not accepted. The are many possible causes, but it obviously occur more in countries that is closely associated with the west than the east. The problem is the fetus partially failed to fully developed, specifically in the brain area that determined the sex of an individual. And depending on the severity of the condition, some will slowly continue to healed at different stage of their life while others will not healed at all. What is need here is a commitment to find both the root cause of the problem, and the solution to the problem. It is immoral to allow the sick to contaminate our civilization.
Bigotry, and close-minded religious freaks are a genetic defect. The problem is the over 40,000 plus years of evolution, some primitive DNA still carry through with some people. This is passed down from father to son, generations to generations. The only cure for it is intermarriage with an individual from a different gene pool who have a dominate gene for greater intelligence. While the bigot gene is a recessive gene and can be rid of easily, most bigots are ignorant and find mates who also have this defective gene with them, thus passing along the trait to their children...for example this individual at 2:12.
Typical characteristics of these people are:
Does not have a religion-but highly religious..Does not believe in a God-but believes in "immoral actions"... and does not like to be told what to do but likes to kiss ass..
most poignantly, they hate the educated but claims to be an educator.
They like to end their teaching with "get it!" because they don't understand the difference between imperative statement and plain question mark.
People like above like to dictate even though they're incapable of doing so. They admire the best of their kind. The most ignorant you are the bigger of a hero you will be to them.
Hun Sen is is one of their big hero and will be written down as among the wise sages of their kind.
Whatever, 3:29, but fact of the matter is Gays/Lesbians issues will not get better but worse if you (idiots) continue to ignore it.
It's ashame to use the word educated when clearly neglected the nation of education. Come on PM, i don't need to go to school in Cambodia. All I have to do is showing some money, i'll get my diplama, certificate, or a degree.
Teachers are crying for raises for eon! Did you do anything?
Yeah well, they did the same thing in the US slum (Long Beach). So what is your point?
Animal Viet troller pretending to be Khmer on KI-Media @6:58 AM must be castrated then euthanized...
Well isn't that a horrible scene for the future of the world. Looks like gay people will be contaminating your world in the very near future. Get a grip you moron.
we idiots do not ignore the "sick" because it will be immoral. On contrary, we treat them as friends and as human being with value.
What have you the great moral teacher of this forum done solve this contamination? I bet you're one of those sore losers who goes around batting a some random person on the street for suspicion of being gay.
How great isn't it? To have a world run by morons who think they hold the key to god's will.
by the way, your kind are call homophobes. Look it up, its a real problem. Maybe you might need to get help because the world is moving towards understanding seems they're not too kind to homophobes. Don't fall behind.
I don't know how Hun Sen can teach other people to be the same like him.
Only one scenario he can teach;
Just let anyone to remove Sihanouk again from power. He then go to North korea for appealing people to go into the marquis. Please try to be Konn Chhluob first and live near the borders of Vietnam. When Sihanouk arrive into Cambodia, offcourse, the new government will not allow Sihanouk into power. THen you ran to join Vietcong and pursuade Vietcong to invade Cambodia again. At that time you must talk louder that you are going to sacrify everything for Vietcong as long as Vietcong protect your position. Areak Prey
9:34, you right, PM Hun Sen can't teach anyone to be like him, not even his own son. In this world, there can be only one Hun Sen, one Sihanouk, one Bill Gate, one Tony Blair, ... , okay? I don't care what you do, you cannot produce another Bill Gate, even if you give your baby the very home that Billgate was raised in, the same clothing that Bill Gate worn, the same book that Bill Gate studied from ... . So, stop bragging too much about your stupid idea, logic, and reasoning, will ya? It aint gonna do what you think it will do.
Hun Sen fucked his step-daughter and made her as his sex slave. She revenges his step-father by loving lesbian. This is very true. Bun Rany doesn't know this affair.
Nope, PM Hun Sen is no westerner. He's 100% Khmer.
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