In the video, he talks about his deceased partner in the past, as well as how proud he is to be a gay man. In English, he followed it up with: ‘I am who I am, I love who I love. He wrote in Burmese in the caption of the video: ‘With regards to my photos going viral online, here is the authentic answer.’
While the pair live together in New York, the news drew both applause and denunciation in Maung’s home country. Same-sex couples also suffer from intense stigma within Myanmar society. It’s a controversial move, as same-sex sexual activity has a maximum penalty of life in prison. This was after photos of him and his American partner went viral online. Maung posted a video to his Facebook page last Tuesday (26 June) confirming the news. Burmese actor and model Okkar Min Maung (also known as Ye Htoo Win) publicly came out as gay and revealed his boyfriend to the world with a cheeky onscreen kiss.
