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Contents:
- COMG OUT: A GAY KUWAI'S EXPERIENCE
- KUWA CY GAY TRAVEL
- GAY KUWA NEWS AND REPORTS
- EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS KUWA
- EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BEG GAY MLIM UNTRI
COMG OUT: A GAY KUWAI'S EXPERIENCE
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This story appeared several years ago the Kuwa News; is an unual story sce homosexualy is rarely discsed publicly, let alone published a newspaper. The vast majory of gay-oriented cizens follow society’s l and get married, others fd exc not to marry (bs, relign) and a lucky few fd their way to the Wt where they n live more eely.
Here, Bar, a young gay man bravely talks to journalist Hsa Al-Qatari private about his life and feelgs about beg gay morn Kuwa. Livg openly as a homosexual still rri dire nsequenc, some untri gays n be prosecuted and even put to ath.
KUWA CY GAY TRAVEL
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In Kuwa, homosexualy is no longer a taboo subject matter – even if ’s still taboo for dividuals. Yet there is a certa stereotype of the homosexual that ntu to prevail among Kuwais.
Not only Kuwa, but the Arab world is acknowledgg homosexualy wh the mentn of homosexualy the recent rape se Dubai.
GAY KUWA NEWS AND REPORTS
There is very ltle Inter rmatn about gay life Kuwa. What there is often om wtern visors wh limed knowledge and unique * gay kuwaitis *
Intert gay people was notably put unr scty by Brian Whaker om Guardian his book ‘Unspeakable Love’, a book acclaimed by natnal crics around the world. In other Arab untri, though predomantly Mlim, gays are beg more open about their homosexualy riskg imprisonment and ath threats. In Lebanon, for stance, where homosexuals live eely, although still socially ostracized, there are associatns openly fightg for gay rights.
In Egypt, though homosexualy is heavily owned upon, even among the more open-md upper class and is a punishable crime by law, surgeri for changg one’s sex are not forbidn and the untry is the home for Al-Azhar male stunt who changed his sex and beme a famo belly dancer wh his (now her) photos plastered all over the news. I asked Bar’s clost iends about how they took the fact that he is gay.
EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS KUWA
Homosexualy⚢✖ Illegal (other penalty)Censorship✖ State-enforcedNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedDiscrimatn✖ No protectnsEmployment Discrimatn✖ No protectnsHog Discrimatn✖ No protectnsConversn Therapy✖ Not banned. HistoryHomosexual activy Kuwa ?Homosexual activy Kuwa is illegal (other penalty).Current statSce Jun 2, 1960Illegal (other penalty) fe and up to 6 years prison.
EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BEG GAY MLIM UNTRI
No gay man or woman n ask for protectn and imprisonment is applied to anyone breakg sharia law.
For female same sexual activy is legal.Same-sex marriage Kuwa ?Same-sex marriage Kuwa is not legal.Not legal same sex marriage is not legal kuwa acrdg to the mlim shar'iaUnregnizedHomosexualy is currently illegal.Censorship of LGBT Issu Kuwa ?Censorship of LGBT Issu Kuwa is state-enforced.Current statSce Feb 16, 2022State-enforced The Kuwai Constutnal Court has overturned Article 198 of the Penal Co, which crimalized “imatn of the oppose sex”, bee vlat Article 30 of the nstutn that guarante personal eedom. Missg non bary optns.Legal regnn of non-bary genr Kuwa ?Legal regnn of non-bary genr Kuwa is not legally regnized.Not legally regnized In Kuwa, is not possible to legally change one’s genr.LGBT discrimatn Kuwa ?LGBT discrimatn Kuwa is no protectns.Current statSce Jun 2, 1960No protectns Homosexualy is illegal there. Homosexualy is currently illegal.LGBT employment discrimatn Kuwa ?LGBT employment discrimatn Kuwa is no protectns.Current statSce Jun 2, 1960LGBT hog discrimatn Kuwa ?LGBT hog discrimatn Kuwa is no protectns.Current statSce Jun 2, 1960Same-sex adoptn Kuwa ?Same-sex adoptn Kuwa is sgle only.Sgle only No laws place for same sex upl.Servg openly ary Kuwa ?Servg openly ary Kuwa is illegal.Illegal LGBT people n not serve the ary Blood donatns by MSMs Kuwa ?Blood donatns by MSMs Kuwa is legal.Conversn therapy Kuwa ?Conversn therapy Kuwa is not banned.Not banned Acrdg to the ILGA World, there's no ban on nversn therapy Kuwa.Equal age of nsent Kuwa ?Equal age of nsent Kuwa is n/a.N/A Homosexualy is illegal.
As a gay man Kuwa however, there are several thgs you should know.