Philippine President Duterte says he 'used to be gay' before he 'cured' himself
The President -- who is known for making colorful remarks -- made the comment during a speech to the Filipino community while visiting Tokyo on Thursday. After accusing his political opponent and vocal critic Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV of being gay, Duterte said he could sense he himself was also"a bit gay" while married to his ex-wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman. Their marriage was annulled in 2000.
In 2016, Duterte called the US ambassador to his country a"gay son of a bitch" in a speech, prompting US diplomats to raise the issue with their Filipino counterparts in Washington.In March the following year, Duterte said he told Filipinos in Myanmar he was against same-sex marriage, and that recognizing marriages other than those between a man and a woman wouldn't be acceptable in Philippines, which is predominantly Catholic.
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