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I've talked to gay Buddhists who thought they could never become enlightened and felt ashamed because of the Dalai Lama's (and their own lama's) opinion on the matter.
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Those folks are stupid. according to cannon a friggin' mass murderer attained enlightenment in a single lifetime. I highly doubt diddling the wrong flesh sacks is going to disqualify you.
I personally really like the Dalai Llama's open-mindedness and willingness to bend. In a world filled with so many hard-line religious leaders, it's nice to see a guy who says: "hey, I'd rather not eat meat, but looks like I have to" and "when scripture is disproven by science, that scripture must be amended".
Yeah, gays make him kinda squicky, but he's an old man. He's still said that there's nothing inherently wrong with homosexuality, just gay sex. (and coming from a religion which preaches near-universal celibacy, that's not really a shocking stance.