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TIME speaks to a gay Bneian as the untry impos ath by stong as the punishment for homosexualy

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BNEI’S NEW ANTI-GAY LAW GO TO EFFECT THIS WEEK. HERE’S HOW THE WORLD IS REACTG

* brunei gay law *

A law go to effect Wednday Bnei that will punish adultery and homosexual sex wh ath. Bin shared a CNN article on the new law on his official Twter acunt, wrg, “Stong people to ath for homosexualy or adultery is appallg and immoral.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY BNEI, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS NOW PUNISHABLE BY BEG STONED TO DEATH

Bnei is enactg strict new Islamic laws that make gay sex and adultery punishable by stong to ath, spe fierce global nmnatn. * brunei gay law *

Kurz says Bnei’s cisn to troduce the ath penalty for gay sex is “cel and humane” and should be whdrawn.

In a statement on Twter, ‏Kurz said: “I ll on the Sultanate of Bnei to whdraw the ath penalty by stong (of) homosexual acts between nsentg adults. “(Atralia’s) Labor (Party) is eply ncerned by the Bnei ernment’s plans to implement new laws that would see adultery and homosexual acts between nsentg adults punishable by ath, ” she tweeted. Clark said the troductn of the new penal is “shockg news” and “provis for ath by stong as punishment for gay sex.

‘IT’S DANGERO TO GO OUT NOW’: YOUNG, GAY AND SRED BNEI

LGBT Rights Bnei: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * brunei gay law *

“Our hearts go out to the good, hardworkg employe of properti owned by the Sultan of Bnei, many of whom we know to be gay, ” he wrote. “New laws Bnei will punish adultery and gay sex wh ath by stong, ” the Virg Group founr wrote on Twter. ’s sexualy was a closely guard secret even before Bnei this week enacted the fal phase of s dranian new penal , which clus ath by stong for people found guilty of gay sex or adultery.

Homosexualy has long been outlawed the ty, Mlim-majory Southeast Asian natn. In addn to penalizg gay sex wh ath by stong, Bnei now prcrib the punishment for extramaral sex, abortn and blasphemg the Prophet Mohammed.

“I’d hate to be the first gay man to be tried unr the [new] system, ” says Shahrani, who is seekg asylum Canada after he says he was charged by the Bnei ernment for a cril Facebook post. When the ty, oil-rich kgdom of Bnei first announced 2013 that would adopt strict Islamic laws, cludg ath by stong for gay sex, many the untry’s LGBT muny nsired fleeg.

‘BARBARIC TO THE RE’: BNEI BRGS GAY SEX STONG LAW

Bnei will not impose the ath penalty on those nvicted of havg gay sex, an apparent bid to temper ternatnal nmnatn followg s roll out of strict new Islamic laws last month. * brunei gay law *

“It’s really sry, ” says Khail, a young gay man Bnei who spoke to CNN over the phone.

It’s not somethg that a human should suffer … jt bee of beg a homosexual. It was only when he got to Canada that he was able to e out as gay.

Beg gay Bnei was difficult enough whout Sharia law. Asian natn set to punish homosexual sex wh ath.

BNEI TO PUNISH GAY SEX AND ADULTERY WH ATH BY STONG

The move by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's ernment means gay men uld face "medieval" stong. * brunei gay law *

“Gay men jt hold hands the supermarket, they kiss, ’s OK.

BNEI BACKS DOWN ON GAY SEX ATH PENALTY AFTER TERNATNAL BACKLASH

The ty natn of Bnei troduc severe penalti for gay sex and adultery — stong to ath and whippg — spe global nmnatn. * brunei gay law *

That’s why they don’t need gay bars; all the bars are gay. A day after beme legally possible to be stoned to ath for havg gay sex Bnei, 21-year-old Za* got a bter taste of the new realy.

“I saw this van about 50 metr away, ” said Za, who is gay. ’”Last week Bnei – a ty tropil natn on the island of Borneo, a former Brish protectorate that is home to 420, 000 people – troduced harsh new sharia laws, cludg ath by stong for adultery and gay sex, and amputatn of limbs for punishments are part of the third and fal phase of sharia laws to be implemented after they were first announced 2013.

BNEI MULAI TERAPKAN HUMAN RAJAM LGBT HGGA TEWAS, KM GAY MERASA 'TAKUT'

Newlyweds have their picture taken bi the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque Bandar Seri Begawan, a cy where gay sex is now punishable by ath.

“The implementatn giv a lot of nservative people who are very homophobic a lot of power.

Many, pecially the more visible transgenr people, are keepg a low profile, livg even more discreetly than they already, another gay Bneian man, said: “To me, mak my life even more plited. If they are gay they n’t jt cut off guys, so I am fundamentally opposed to the laws. ”Livg a nservative majory-Mlim society wh strict laws already place – gay sex, for example, has long been illegal – young Bneians are skilled adapters.

BNEI WON'T ENFORCE DEATH-BY-STONG LAW FOR GAY SEX, SULTAN SAYS

Bnei is enactg strict new Islamic laws that make gay sex and adultery punishable by stong to ath, spe fierce global nmnatn.

Prr to the troductn of the new , homosexualy was outlawed and rried a punishment of up to 10 years prison.

Khail, a young gay man who spoke to CNN over the phone Tuday, said the new laws were “humane. It’s not somethg that a human should suffer … jt bee of beg a homosexual, ” he add.

BNEI STONG PUNISHMENT FOR GAY SEX AND ADULTERY TAK EFFECT DPE INTERNATNAL OUTCRY

A new law which to effect om next week will punish homosexual sex and adultery wh ath the small southeast Asian kgdom of Bnei. He said on Twter: “I ll on the Sultanate of Bnei to whdraw the ath penalty by stong f homosexual acts between nsentg adults.

BNEI ENACTS ISLAMIC LAWS TO PUNISH GAY SEX WH STONG TO ATH — HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Homosexualy⚢✖ Illegal (ath penalty as punishment)Censorship✖ Other punishmentNon-bary genr regnnUnknownDiscrimatn✖ No protectnsEmployment Discrimatn✖ No protectnsHog Discrimatn✖ No protectnsDonatg Blood✖ Banned (fe ferral)Conversn Therapy✖ Not banned.

HistoryHomosexual activy Bnei?

Homosexual activy Bnei is illegal (ath penalty as punishment). Current statSce Mar 28, 2019Illegal (ath penalty as punishment) Death penalty for married men ught havg homosexual offens (unenforced); 100 lash for unmarried men. Same-sex marriage Bnei is not legal Homosexualy is illegal.

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Bnei Won't Enforce Death-By-Stong Law For Gay Sex, Sultan Says : NPR .

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