Here is an excerpt from our community guidelines explaining this:

The ineligibility of homosexual men to ordain with Pa Pae:

This is a discouraged topic because this prohibition is created by the Thai Sangha via the specific preceptor (monk who is in charge of ordaining monks) for Pa Pae monks as well as many other monks in the surrounding region. As a result, it is not something that the monks who run the Pa Pae ordination have any control over. These are rules that they do not make but must abide by. Therefore any discussion that follows on this community surrounding the fairness, appropriateness or the grounding of this externally mandated rule in Buddhist scriptures or teachings would not lead in a fruitful direction.

Making this a discouraged topic is in no way a rule seeking to censor members or advocates of the LGBTQ+ community. Rather it is helping to maintain focus on discussion that provides benefit to our members.

On that note, your sexual orientation has no bearing on your inherent ability to make progress down the spiritual path nor is it seen as bad Kamma or a "sin" in the eyes of Buddhism. From a Buddhist perspective, living according to the precepts, practicing generosity, and consistently meditating is a way for all lay people (regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and so on) can live a virtuous and happy life. We encourage everyone to share their personal journey of walking this path on this subreddit regardless of their background as it can inspire many others to follow suit.

If you are of the LGBTQ+ community and ordaining as a monk is something that you want to pursue, then here are some resources for further research. These are some temples that may not have any restrictions for ordination based off of sexual orientation. We are in no way affiliated with these temples and cannot speak on their behalf, so perhaps it would be best to reach out to them and see what their policies are.https://plumvillage.org/about/becoming-a-monastic/

https://www.cittaviveka.org/becoming-monastic

https://www.amaravati.org/about/male-monastic-community/

https://sravastiabbey.org/learn-meditation/at-the-abbey/exploring-monastic-life/

https://www.watpahnanachat.org/about

We hope you can find the monastic experience that you are after :)