Pinknews Article

"Under Soviet rule and when China was still very much a communist state, there were no homosexuals in the Soviet Union or China," Gurung said, according to The Asian Age newspaper.

"Now they are moving towards capitalism, homosexuals may have arisen there as well. So homosexuality is a product of capitalism. Under socialism this kind of problem doesn't exist."

The repression of LGBT people began in earnest last month, with gangs of Maoists roaming the streets of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, warning home owners not to rent rooms to gay men or lesbians.

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Wow, and I imagine that was said with a straight face.