President of the Philippines says he was gay, but 'healed'
Speaking during a visit to Japan, on Thursday, the President of the Philippines , R odrigo Duterte , said he was gay , but " cured" . According to Rappler , site of Philippine news, Duterte made fun of his political opponent, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, affirming that his gestures show that he is homosexual.
"Trillanes and I are alike. But I healed myself, "said Duterte . "When I started a relationship with Zimmerman, I said, that's it. I've become a man again. "
Prior to his election as president in 2016, Deterte expressed support for same-sex marriage in the Catholic country. "Same-sex marriage is good. Everyone deserves to be happy, "he said during the talk show" Vice Ganda "in 2015.
Then he changed his speech. "There is no genre because you can be him or her ... This is their culture. That does not explain to us, "he said during a visit to the United States. "We are Catholic and there is the Civil Code, which says that you can only marry a woman with a man."
n January, the president clashed with the Catholic Church for criticizing his war on drugs, saying that many clerics are homosexuals. "Bishops are sons of bitches. It's true, most of them are gay. They should leave the outdoors, cancel their celibacy and allow themselves to have boyfriends, "he said.
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