Muslim man crowned Mr Gay World Thailand set to compete globally in October

[webfact]

Nazmadih Mateem Nujan, centre, winner of this year's Mr Gay World Thailand. Picture courtesy of Mr Gay World Thailand Facebook.

 

by Mitch Connor

A 30 year old Muslim man from southern Thailand has made history by winning the Mr Gay World Thailand competition and will represent the Thai LGBTQ+ community at the Mr Gay World 2023 contest in October later this year.

 

Nazmadih Mateem Nujan, an outdoor fitness instructor, clinched the title at the event hosted by Bangkok Rainbow Organisation at Mambo Cabaret. He is set to fly to South Africa to participate in the global competition from October 23–29, becoming the first Muslim to represent Thailand at Mr Gay World.

 

In a recent interview, Nazmadih discussed his experiences as an openly gay man living in a Muslim society. Despite the potential for discrimination, he praised his family and community in Kuan Prab Village, Phatthalung, for offering unwavering support, Bangkok Post reported.

 

Nevertheless, he acknowledged that some misconceptions might persist within the diverse Muslim community. According to Nazmadih, it is crucial to communicate with those who may misunderstand. 

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/muslim-man-crowned-mr-gay-world-thailand-set-to-compete-globally-in-october

 

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[JoePai]

clinched

 

Can they not use another word ?

[SAFETY FIRST]

29 minutes ago, webfact said:

Muslim man from southern Thailand has made history by winning the Mr Gay World

I love Thailand. ????

 

 

Where else in the world would you find this? 

 

South of Thailand, I hope he stays safe. ????

Edited May 15, 2023 by SAFETY FIRST

[JeffersLos]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

He is set to fly to South Africa to participate in the global competition from October 23–29

 

8 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I love Thailand. ????

 

 

Where else in the world would you find this? 

South Africa. 

[ezzra]

I thought that Islam frown at gay people, he's not going to win any votes in his mosque, and the imam not going to be pleased.

[OneMoreFarang]

He should go to America. With all those work HR people over there he should be able to get almost any job.

Who can compete again a brown gay Muslim on the woke scale? 

[Pink Mist]

A reported troll post and replies to it have been removed.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, ezzra said:

I thought that Islam frown at gay people, he's not going to win any votes in his mosque, and the imam not going to be pleased.

Just don't be in front of him at prayer time... 

[xylophone]

They seem like nice boys (as one English comedian used to say).

[ChrisY1]

First prize….a holiday in Dubai!

[Jingthing]

8 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I love Thailand. ????

 

 

Where else in the world would you find this? 

 

South of Thailand, I hope he stays safe. ????

US, UK, Australia, Canada, France, etc. 

[Pink Mist]

Troll post without substantiation has been removed.

[Enoon]

15 hours ago, ezzra said:

I thought that Islam frown at gay people, he's not going to win any votes in his mosque, and the imam not going to be pleased.

I presume that the Imam and mosque are part of his community, so there seems to be no problem there:

 

"Despite the potential for discrimination, he praised his family and community in Kuan Prab Village, Phatthalung, for offering unwavering support"

 

I hope that puts your mind at rest.

 

 

Edited May 15, 2023 by Enoon

[Jingthing]

15 hours ago, ezzra said:

I thought that Islam frown at gay people, he's not going to win any votes in his mosque, and the imam not going to be pleased.

Not only Islam.

 

Ranking religions on acceptance of homosexuality and reactions to SCOTUS ruling (religionnews.com)

[Jingthing]

11 minutes ago, Enoon said:

I presume that the Imam and mosque are part of his community, so there seems to be no problem there:

 

"Despite the potential for discrimination, he praised his family and community in Kuan Prab Village, Phatthalung, for offering unwavering support"

 

I hope that puts your mind at rest.

 

 

That's good to hear.

[Jingthing]

15 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

He should go to America. With all those work HR people over there he should be able to get almost any job.

Who can compete again a brown gay Muslim on the woke scale? 

In the majority of US states there are no anti-discrimination laws protecting gay people. In other words people can legally be either not hired or fired just for being gay in most of the US. 

But gave you a chance to make another tired woke joke so it's not a complete loss.