--- description: The Dalai Lama took his first public stance on gay marriage Thursday, calling it "okay" during an online interview with Larry King. title: Dalai Lama 'Okay' with Gay Marriage image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # WATCH: Dalai Lama Says 'O.K.' to Same-Sex Marriages  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 7, 2014 9:18 AM CUT  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 7, 2014 9:18 AM CUT The Dalai Lama took his first public stance on gay marriage Thursday, calling it “O.K.” during an online interview with Larry King. “If two people — a couple — really feel that way is more practical, more sort of satisfaction, both sides fully agree, then O.K.,” he said, adding that he unreservedly opposed attacks on homosexuals. “Bully, abuse — that’s totally wrong.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/15273/watch-dalai-lama-says-okay-to-same-sex-marriages/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/15273/watch-dalai-lama-says-okay-to-same-sex-marriages/"},"headline":"WATCH: Dalai Lama Says 'O.K.' to Same-Sex Marriages","datePublished":"2014-03-07T09:18:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:38:21.345Z","description":"The exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists called gay marriage an \"individual business\"","url":"https://time.com/15273/watch-dalai-lama-says-okay-to-same-sex-marriages/","keywords":["Gay Rights","Gay Marriage","Dalai Lama","Tibet","Buddhism"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/15273/watch-dalai-lama-says-okay-to-same-sex-marriages/","name":"WATCH: Dalai Lama Says 'O.K.' to Same-Sex Marriages"}}]}] ```