Bills promoting LGBTQ and transgender rights a threat to local culture: Buddhist Congress

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Colombo, June 19 (Daily Mirror) - The All Ceylon Buddhist Congress (ACBC) yesterday criticised two bills now pending before Parliament- Women Empowerment Bill and Gender Equity Bill - saying that they, if enacted, would promote LGBTQ rights and transgender rights compromising on the local culture, ethos and values.

Its President Chandra Nimal Wakishta told a news conference that even in the Western world, parents had turned against children trying sex change.

Asserting that Sri Lanka is a family-based matriarchal society, he said these pieces of legislation would definitely compromise Sri Lankan norms and values.

He also said there are people with different sexual orientations, but separate laws should not be introduced on their behalf. However, he stressed the need to treat everybody equally.

“If these bills are implemented, they will create a whole lot of social, cultural and legal confusion. This is Sri Lanka. The President should see himself as a Sri Lankan without trying to impose alien concepts on us,” he said.

He also said there are numerous things to be done for the well-being of women instead of working out these laws.

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catapillier Thursday, 20 June 2024 08:33 AM

There are more butterflies than moths in parliament yah!

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Need to Change With Times Thursday, 20 June 2024 01:18 PM

Need to change with the times! Smart phones usage are also following with the times and both a blessing and a curse at times. We need to respect each other’s religion, race etc.

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Jude Thursday, 20 June 2024 08:44 AM

When government get funding from West then we've to follow all this crap!!

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Ajith Thursday, 20 June 2024 09:36 PM

Is treating all Sri Lankans equally with respect crap to you? Says a lot about you.

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Jude Thursday, 20 June 2024 08:55 AM

We don't Have to follow everything what the West do!!!

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Jude Thursday, 20 June 2024 09:13 AM

RANIL bringing all the crap to SL.

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Jude Thursday, 20 June 2024 09:21 AM

SL notorious for accepting any crap, yeah.

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Jude Thursday, 20 June 2024 09:23 AM

Hole or Pole we don't Care!! But recognition, going bit too far!!

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Charlie Hebdo Thursday, 20 June 2024 10:12 AM

Mind your own business.

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Jude Thursday, 20 June 2024 09:27 AM

Some group of people looking to be in the limelight !!!

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Jude Thursday, 20 June 2024 09:38 AM

Nowadays a Man can compete in women sports without any hesitation, all you have to do is declare that you're a woman!! And that's what gonna happen in 2024 Paris Olympics!! Ironic Huh!!!

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Roisin Thursday, 20 June 2024 10:30 AM

Absolutely not true!

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Anura Jayantha Thursday, 20 June 2024 10:12 AM

I am no Ranil's fan. In this matter he may be trying to get LGBT votes! Once a crook always a crook.. As a society going against this sort of matter is simple discrimination. Nature should be respected but the artificial imposition must be rejected..

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Paddy Thursday, 20 June 2024 10:56 AM

No need to give them any rights as in Western countries. Let them do whatever they want behind closed doors. Giving them rights will make a path for them to adopt innocent children from orphanages which cannot be permitted under any circumstances.

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SLEx Thursday, 20 June 2024 03:09 PM

Whats wrong with adoption for them? Straight couples adopt and have kids of their own and do not treat the kids good at all. Less kids in orphanages/bad families and more with loving families is exactly what is needed regardless of their sexual orientation. Accepting them does not mean you have to be them. All it means is what they do in the bedroom is their business. Just like what you do is your business.

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Jayaseeli Christiansen Thursday, 20 June 2024 11:11 AM

For God's sake - respect people with different sexual orientation and let them live without fear among others since they also part of the country people. LGBTQ rights and transgender do not have a religion, colour, race, etc. they all have same colour of blood like everyone else has! Most of the civilized world have legalized LGBTQ rights in order for them to have a same life as any other! Dont bring religion, culture or else stone age mentality in the 20th century!

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Ranga Thursday, 20 June 2024 11:14 AM

Labelling as just weterns goes to show how uneducated the general pupulation is in Sri Lanka

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Ranjith Perera Thursday, 20 June 2024 12:15 PM

Both heterosexuality and homosexuality have been existing in all parts of our word a long before civilization ,cultures of society ,nation states and governments have come to existence or for that matter any social organizations. We need to recognize our sexual orientation is due to body conditions which cannot be criminalized , nor we can’t redefine roles of heterosexuality and homosexuality or for that matter bysexuality and transgender . We cannot undermine correlation between heterosexuality and procreation. Marriage is between man and women , not between same sex . The marriage is between man and women is sacrosanct and holy need be preserved and be upheld in it’s virginal form while accepting other sexual orientations.We must accept that we are our body and our body along which makes visible to ourselves and others ,all forms of identities have nothing to do with it , there are just artificial. Stop homophobia .Politicians are manipulating issues votes getting .

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MarkD Thursday, 20 June 2024 12:33 PM

Most of the guys sitting here are part of them. so what ya

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Hail Our Monks Thursday, 20 June 2024 02:43 PM

Venerable Sirs,we are behind you.Ranil always pandering to the West.

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