The UAE's posn on gay rights is actually surprisgly progrsive – and I should know

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• THE UAE'S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW
• THE UAE’S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS
• EMIRATI FIREMAN ON TRIAL FOR A 'GAY' HANDSHAKE
• KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND
• GAY DUBAI
• GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT
• UAE GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN AUGT 2023
• GAY ABU DHABI ABU DHABI CY GUI
• LAWS AGAST GAY TRAVELERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
• UNED ARAB EMIRAT LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS NEWS MONORG

THE UAE'S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW

Sign up for the View om Wtmster email for expert analysis straight to your boxGet our ee View om Wtmster emailRecently, I was asked to fend my support of the UAE and expla why I am so enthiastic about a natn that is perceived to enforce torture, lengthy prison terms and even the ath penalty agast gay people.

And spe what some might thk, the ath penalty has never been voked or rried out as a punishment for homosexualy or sodomy the whole history of the there are thgs that are not nuanced at all.

THE UAE’S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW

The Gay Beards picturShow all 23People often pot to “sharia law” as beg another “ma source” of ducg the illegaly of homosexual nduct. The book, revealed the 7th century CE, do not mentn “homosexualy” which is a 19th century Brish medil term. In Arabic we have no words for "gay" or "straight.

" But we have over 200 words for love, and we have genr ntral terms reason I don’t intify myself as “gay” is bee that is a ridiculoly limed statement. “Gay” is a 16th century French word. "Homosexualy" is a 19th century Brish medil term.

I am not gay. I am not homosexual. Homosexualy the UAE.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Homosexualy is not jt a taboo subject Dubai – s strictly forbidn and punishable by law. Many LGBT dividuals may chose to vis Dubai or the UAE but is extremely important to be rmed of the nsequenc of beg openly gay this regn. Although one should never have to hi who they are, ’s the only way to travel safely the UAE if you are gay.

Wh harsh and discrimatory laws nmng homosexualy and promotg homophobia the name of relign, one mt nsir the risks que refully. Homosexualy, nducted homosexualy is an illegal act. There is a vibrant unrground gay scene Dubai even though beg gay is a punishable offence.

If you know the right people and the right plac, one n enjoy the gay scene to a certa extent. There are no official gay clubs, but lotns of unofficial gay clubs circulate on the Inter and men gather wh ltle fear of the nsequenc. Some claim that the police will simply disperse crowds if a gay club is bted, but other people are fearful that the suatn might be worse.

THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS

When the police fd out about gay iendly clubs they get shut down fast, people get ported and punishments are likely imposed. But, ’s not jt the police who are entrappg homosexuals. There are stori of fundamentalists chattg onle and meetg up wh gay men and subsequently threateng to report them to the police.

EMIRATI FIREMAN ON TRIAL FOR A 'GAY' HANDSHAKE

There have been a few wispread reports regardg the nmnatn of homosexual behavr Dubai and the UAE. Reports claim that punishment for homosexualy n range om 10 years prison, f, portatn and even the ath penalty.

Instead, nsensual homosexual activy is crimalized. The cint arose out of allegatns that the Sheikh ma homosexual advanc to Orsi.

Bee the mentaly the UAE is that homosexual men need to be terred om homosexual activy, hormone treatments were required. The treatments were jtified based on the social impact of homosexualy and risk for society. Officials Dubai arrted 26 men attendg a gay weddg raid by police.

KEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN BARBIE’S GAY BT FRIEND—NOT HER BOYIEND

Eleven of the men nfsed to practicg homosexualy and were sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for homosexualy, and an addnal year for obsceny. Hormone therapy is nsired a eful treatment to al wh the ‘homosexual problem’ Dubai. The topic has been regularly ignored nsirg the taboo nature of homosexualy Mlim untri.

Kafkaque claims he was disuraged by the police om prsg charg and even faced the possibily of beg charged wh crimal homosexual activy himself. This se highlighted the taboo nature of homosexualy and HIV/AIDS.

GAY DUBAI

The law provis that foreigners wh HIV or foreigners who have mted homosexual actns are to be ported, or so seems. What is apparent though, is that there have been var s over the last 5 or so years that monstrate harsher treatment for foreigners and crimalizatn of homosexualy.

Homosexualy has a grave impact on a society where relig books nmn homosexual behavr for beg immoral and agast human nature. Homosexualy is not a disease or mental problem that needs to be fixed.

Seventeen homosexual men were also arrted 2008 for cross-drsg and beg gay.

GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT

While is clearly a vlatn of human rights to crimalize homosexualy and promote discrimatn, there is a fe le between the right to be yourself and the importance of rpectg other people’s cultur.

While is imperative that homosexualy be accepted the UAE, is also important for foreigners to be rpectful of the culture which they impose themselv – even if they disagree wh the ctoms. The uple felt that they were targeted for beg gay.

While seems evint that rape occurred, AA is beg charged wh nsensual homosexual sex. The charg arose January and another man, MN was also charged wh prostutn, nsensual homosexual sex, pornographic material, cross-drsg and sultg relign. There were only few reports of prosecutns and punishments but many people on the Inter censor their nversatns and inty gay chat rooms.

UAE GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN AUGT 2023

Reports even suggt that any se wh the word gay or sex is blocked. In Arabic we have no words for ‘gay’ or ‘straight’. I prefer not to ll myself ‘gay’ Wtern terms bee I want to lonise my body.

Recently, I was asked to fend my support of the UAE and expla why I am so enthiastic about a natn that is perceived to enforce torture, lengthy prison terms and even the ath penalty agast gay people. And spe what some might thk, the ath penalty has never been voked or rried out as a punishment for homosexualy or sodomy the whole history of the untry.

People often pot to “sharia law” as beg another “ma source” of ducg the illegaly of homosexual nduct. In Arabic we have no words for “gay” or “straight.

GAY ABU DHABI ABU DHABI CY GUI

The reason I don’t intify myself as “gay” is bee that is a ridiculoly limed statement.

“Homosexualy” is a 19th century Brish medil term. Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat.

While rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people. ”In July 2019, two gay men om St. Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down.

LAWS AGAST GAY TRAVELERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST?

”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help.

One gay man relled how his classmat beat him and broke his arm.

UNED ARAB EMIRAT LBIAN AND GAY RIGHTS NEWS MONORG

Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir suici. Many also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry.