Dalai Lama to Larry King: Same sex marriage OK

The Dalai Lama has no problem with same sex marriage, saying such matters are more the business of government and consenting adults.

Konchog Norbu10 March 2014

The Dalai Lama has no problem with same sex marriage, saying such matters are more the business of government and consenting adults, according to this video clip released ahead of today’s airing of Larry King’s latest interview with him.

Where he draws the line is harassment: “Bully, abuse – that’s totally wrong. That’s a violation of human rights.” Even so, when this was posted at the Huffington Post, a number of commenters expressed exasperation that he was even asked, insisting they didn’t need any religious leader’s sanction to live their lives as they saw fit, and didn’t want their opinions. What do you think?

The full interview will air today on Larry King Now, 5pm EST, at ora.tv and hulu.com.

Konchog Norbu

Konchog Norbu

Konchog Norbu became a Buddhist in 1990 and ordained as a monk in 1993. Since then, he has overseen communications and media relations for several dharma organizations, authored the widely-read blog Dreaming of Danzan Ravjaa during a four-year stint in Mongolia, and filled his begging bowl on occasion with freelance writing and editing gigs.