The Bt Gay Germany Iterary: 2 Weeks Includg Gay Atria

Contents:

• THE GERMAN CY OF KASSEL NOW HAS A GAY KAABA TO ADDRS HOMOSEXUAL MLIMS
• THE SECRET HAJJ: A GAY MLIM DOCUMENTS HIS PILGRIMAGE TO MEC
• THE CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF GAY PEOPLE IN ZAMBIA
• THE ULTIMATE GAY GERMANY ERARY: 2 WEEKS CLUDG GAY ATRIA
• KAABA KIS MU SE JAOGAY GHALIB
• GAY GERMANY
• GAY MUNICH
• A GAY MLIM FILMMAKER GO INSI THE HAJJ

THE GERMAN CY OF KASSEL NOW HAS A GAY KAABA TO ADDRS HOMOSEXUAL MLIMS

An anisatn supportg LGBTQIA+ has erected a mol of the Kaaba the cy of Kassel Germany the lours of the gay flag. The cy uncil had refed to erect the statue, but the anisers of the event filed a lawsu and obtaed a urt orr to erect the statue to addrs gay Mlims who face harsh penalti their untri, particularly the Kgdom of Sdi Arabia.

THE SECRET HAJJ: A GAY MLIM DOCUMENTS HIS PILGRIMAGE TO MEC

When Parvez Sharma, a New York-based documentary film maker ma his first film, “A Jihad for Love, ” his claratn as a gay Mlim ma him a marked man throughout the Islamic do you do for an enre?

For Sharma, there was only one other challenge tt his own fah, Sharma embarked on a hajj, the once--a-lifetime pilgrimage ma by the most vout Mlims to Mec, knowg full well that filmg would be prohibed and that beg gay would be nsired a s punishable by spent unr one month Sdi Arabia, shootg much of his documentary secretly wh an iPhone rult, “A Sner Mec, ” buted at this month’s Toronto’s HotDocs ftival and has been the talk of the documentary circu. This is not a gay film.

Une anisatn soutenant l LGBTQIA+ a érigé une maquette la Kaaba x ulrs du drape gay, dans la ville Cassel en Allemagne. Le nseil municipal ava refé d’ériger la statue, mais l anisatrs l’événement ont déposé une plate et obtenu une décisn jtice pour ériger la statue, dans le but d’attirer l mulmans homosexuels qui reçoivent s pe sévèr dans lr pays, en particulier dans le Royme d’Arabie saoude. Stunts at Bogazici Universy Istanbul have been prottg agast the appotment of a Istanbul Governor's Office said the artwork was an "ugly attack" that "mocked relig beliefs" terr mister tweeted that the stunts were "viants", drawg an angry rponse om homosexualy has been legal throughout morn Turkey's history, official opposn to the LGBT muny has grown recent years.

THE CONSTITUTIONAL STATUS OF GAY PEOPLE IN ZAMBIA

Opposn to the LGBT muny has been growg the past few years, even though homosexualy has been legal throughout Turkey’s morn history. I was speakg to someone I’m iends wh onle and both of grew up wh a fair amount of German our liv; both of are cur (and me as a gay man) if there is any mon lgbt slang the German language like there is English?

The untry has wnsed unprecented levels of homophobia the last few days, characterised by self-righteo relig lears and policians outdog each fanng flam of hatred agast gay people.

A natnal meetg of church lears and ernment officials was held on 23 September 2022, at which church lears took turns veighg agast gay people, scribg them subhuman terms and llg for their arrt and ostracism.

THE ULTIMATE GAY GERMANY ERARY: 2 WEEKS CLUDG GAY ATRIA

Somehow, an imprsn has been ma that gay people are not entled to exprs themselv, to eely associate and assemble and drs as they please. It is clear to that gay people are entled to all rights the Constutn, like any other person. Gay people do not enjoy the rights as a favour nor do they need the approbatn of the majory, stead, rights they are nstutnal rights, removed om the whimsil nvictns of those who may not like them.

KAABA KIS MU SE JAOGAY GHALIB

The se of the People v Pl Kasonkomona (2014) alt wh the arrt and chargg of an activist wh the crime of solicg for immoral purpos, followg his TV appearance where he urged crimalisatn of homosexualy Zambia. Jtice JZ Mulongoti, the High Court, held that “the rponnt’s nduct of participatg a bate advotg for gay rights did not amount to solicg for immoral purpos” and that “the rponnt was exercisg his right to eedom of exprsn …” same approach has been taken by several other parable jurisdictns.

In Kasha Jacquele, David Kato Kisuule and Onziema Patience v Rollg Stone Ltd and Gil Muhame (2010), the Ugandan High Court had to al wh the issue of a newspaper that published a list of spected gay people and their rintial addrs as means of fightg gayism the untry.

GAY GERMANY

The Ugandan High Court nsired this as a vlatn of the digny and privacy of gay people and asserted: “… the urt has no doubt aga, g the objective tt, that the exposure of the inti of the persons and hom of the applints for the purpos of fightg gayism and activi of gays n easily be seen om the general outlook of the impugned publitn, threaten the rights of the applints, to privacy of the person and their hom. ”Siarly, the Botswana Court of Appeal the se of Attorney General of Botswana v Thuto Rammoge and 19 Others (2016) held that a refal by ernment to register a gay anistn was a vlatn of their nstutnal rights to eedom of assembly and associatn. The Court lked eedom of associatn and assembly to human digny and asserted: “members of the gay, lbian and transgenr muny, although no doubt a small mory, and unacceptable to some on relig or other grounds, form part of the rich diversy of any natn and are fully entled Botswana, as any other progrsive state, to the nstutnal protectn of their digny.

”It is often argued that human rights are not absolute and the rights of gay people should be curtailed on this basis.

Between and wh religns, there are vastly different and at tim highly disputed views on how to rpond to the fact that members of their ngregatns and clergy are themselv homosexual. ”From the above discsn, is clear that gay people enjoy the same rights as everyone else.

GAY MUNICH

Gay people are ee to exprs themselv, assemble and associate eely, and live dignified liv. Then Chief Jtice, Misra pellgly argued that “… homosexualy is somethg that is based on sense of inty.

” Ined, gay people should be left alone. Gay people are not the e of poverty, rptn, poor service livery, hunger, and many other major social problems saddlg our untry.

Instead of beg monised, gay people are owed an apology for their ntued persecutn and ostracisatn. Take two weeks and we’ll show you the very bt of gay Germany, wh a ltle Atria for good measure. Photo: Marc ZimmerGay GermanyThe pnacle for many Euro-trippg gay travellers, Germany is renowned for fiercely progrsive attus and laws that allow everyone to live any way they choose.

A GAY MLIM FILMMAKER GO INSI THE HAJJ

In Germany, you n fd some of the bt gay venu anywhere the world, wh lendars packed full of annual events such as Gay Pri sprgtime and other niche LGBTQ ftivals throughout the Berl and Cologne, the gay scene is particularly stand out, profferg broad muni of rabow-flag-flyg lols where ternatnals are warmly weled. Likewise, wh the smaller ci of Hamburg, Frankfurt and Munich, the gay scene remas sizable and open to all.

Nicknamed ‘Mahattan’ for this very reason, Frankfurt offers a vibrant nightlife and an tablished gay scene centred on the cy’s ‘Bermuda Triangle’ on Alte Gasse the downtown area. After the queer dis ends, explore a ltle further om the ma triangle for the cy’s gay snas and cisg spots. As well as allowg for Julie Andrews themed photos, gay Salzburg is surprisgly smopolan wh a lively party scene ma all the better thanks to the high number of ternatnal tourists.

HOSI is one such anisatn hostg regular events and cy tours, wh the handful of gay bars and clubs also servg as popular meetg pots.