UK appoints out gay ambassador to Cambodia

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  1. Jock S. Trap  30 Mar 2011, 10:41am  Report
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    Excellent news. Another positive and visible step forward.

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  2. He’s cute too.

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  3. A fabulous country with fabulous people. Good news all round

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  4. Portrays the UK as inclusive and supportive. It sounds as though he is a very professional and capable diplomat – and comfortable and confident in his sexuality – a very good thing!

    And yes, Riondo he is kinda cute

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    1. Bullsh*t well send the gays abroad for good pr but we’d never have one as PM

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      1. Jock S. Trap  31 Mar 2011, 8:35am  Report
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        James!

        We’ve already had a closeted one in the 1970′s in Edward Heath. It’s just then the media wasn’t so obsessed with who was Gay and who wasn’t.

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      2. @ James! Diplomats don’t have to be elected.

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  5. Cute, clever, brave and in relationship. Perfect as far as politician goes.

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    1. Brave?

      How so? Cambodia is not Uganda you know.

      Congratulations to him though.

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  6. Spanner  30 Mar 2011, 8:00pm  Report
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    I think the words “cat” and “pigeons” spring to mind. Aren’t the Cambodians muslim?

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    1. In the report I have looked at about Cambodia 92% of the population profess to be Buddhist

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    2. The Cambodians Muslim? Good God man, try a little light Googling before making such silly remarks!

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      1. @Rehan

        I did jump when I read Cambodia and Muslim in the same sentence – whilst there might be the odd one or two, its certainly not a country renowned for the Islamic faith. I did double take and had to google to verify that the information I had stored in my memory was accurate …

        Cambodia beautiful country – shameful past – but now so tolerant of equality of all types.

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        1. Stu, you will find that Islam in Southern and South-Eastern Asia principally took hold (the Mughal Empire in India excepted) around ports and in archipelagoes – Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia – from spreading through Arab traders’ settlements.

          I believe the great ancient civilisations of Cambodia were closer to what we would label ‘Hindu’, and their decline arguably was the result of conversion to non-violent Buddhism.

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          1. @Rehan

            Genuinely thanks for the history lesson

            Intrigued by why you suspect conversion to Buddhism led to decline

  7. BearDaddy  31 Mar 2011, 7:20am  Report
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    This guy is SOOOO Cute!!!

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  8. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_Cambodia

    He’s the right man to apply a bit of pressure to further gay rights. The King of Cambodia reportedly supports same sex marriage and it is neither legal nor illegal there. In fact there is a precedent, as one legal same sex marriage has taken place there.

    If Nepal can do it then why not Cambodia?

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