The Dalai Lama (left) greets Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) looks on at the Capitol on Thursday (Friday in Manila) in Washington, D.C.. AFP PHOTO
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The Dalai Lama has thrown his moral weight behind gay marriage, condemning homophobia and saying he was not bothered by consen- sual sex among people from other traditions.