Meet the sensei teaching Yangon’s LGBTQ community to fight back
When martial artist Khin Cham Myae Thu began teaching free self-defence classes four years ago, she had no idea how important the weekend gatherings would become to members of Yangon’s LGBTQ community.
Mocked and sometimes even attacked, queer people want attitudes to change in Myanmar—a former British colony that has a strong conservative strain and, unlike its neighbour India, is yet to abolish its anti-sodomy law, which bans gay sex. It can take decades for a society to shed itself of prejudice, meanwhile, learning an arm bar is doable in a couple of lessons under Khin Cham, 36, whose alias Gloria Judo feels more fitting of her bully-hunter aura.
Want to know more about Gloria Judo and her mission to improve people's lives? Read the full story at Vice Asia.
