Thai Monk dubbed 'garbage' for backing abortion rights
Phra Shine Waradhammo has faced backlash for many years because of his socially liberal views. (EFE in English/YouTube) A Buddhist monk who openly supports LGBT+ rights says he was called “garbage” and a “hungry ghost in a saffron robe” by trolls online when he spoke out about decriminalising abortion in Thailand. Phra Shine Waradhammo protested to stop punishments for women who have abortions at the Thai parliament with 20 other pro-choice activists. Lawmakers recently voted to make abortion legal during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. Abortions after this point will still be punish...
Source: pinknews.co.uk