Peril, privilege, and queer forts: The nocturnal performative geographi of expatriate gay men Dubai - ScienceDirect

Contents:

• CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?
• HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
• PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI
• THE UAE'S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW
• ONE OF THE MOST ANTI-GAY UNTRI IS ABOUT TO HOST A NFERENCE ON LGBTQ RIGHTS
• PERIL, PRIVILEGE, AND QUEER FORTS: THE NOCTURNAL PERFORMATIVE GEOGRAPHI OF EXPATRIATE GAY MEN DUBAI
• HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT

CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?

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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: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY

There is a vibrant unrground gay scene Dubai even though beg gay is a punishable offence.

PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI

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. When the police fd out about gay iendly clubs they get shut down fast, people get ported and punishments are likely imposed. There are stori of fundamentalists chattg onle and meetg up wh gay men and subsequently threateng to report them to the police.

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.

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

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.

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.

ONE OF THE MOST ANTI-GAY UNTRI IS ABOUT TO HOST A NFERENCE ON LGBTQ RIGHTS

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. 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.

PERIL, PRIVILEGE, AND QUEER FORTS: THE NOCTURNAL PERFORMATIVE GEOGRAPHI OF EXPATRIATE GAY MEN DUBAI

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. 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. As every untry, there are plenty of gay people Dubai, is more a qutn of how openly you n be gay Dubai. There are no LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr) rights any of the Uned Arab Emirat.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT

Knowledgeable expats Dubai remend that Gay upl should not even risk old hands public. This means that the more ual punishments for beg gay – beatgs, prolonged imprisonment, flogggs, torture, and chemil stratn – would be nsired to be gettg off lightly. Back 2013 they discsed troducg some form of ttg to prevent gay foreigners om enterg any of those untri.

They only dropped the proposal bee they feared a ntroversy that might rail the 2022 FIFA World Cup , no: not a gay-iendly regn. There are no gay bars Dubai, but you n rt assured that there is a high gay-quotient every trendy bar. Gay marriage is not regnized Dubai, no matter how married you may be your home untry.