Iraqi Kurdish gay marri unr Fland’s new same-sex marriage law

Contents:

• KURDISH, GAY AND PROUD DIYARBAKIR
• IRAN CHARG FAMO KURDISH SGER WH BEG GAY, FAC EXECUTN
• FROM DIYARBAKIR WH LOVE: KURDISH, GAY AND PROUD
• KURDISH GAYS LIVE LIFE THE SHADOWS IRANIAN KURDISTAN
• WHY STORI: GAY IRAQ
• OBSCURED EXISTENCE OF HOMOSEXUALY AND TRANSSEXUALY SI KURDISH CULTURE; CASE STUDI OF GAYS AND LBIANS KURDISTAN AND DIASPORA
• IRAQI KURDISH GAY MARRI UNR FLAND’S NEW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW
• “IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY I AM KURDISH AND GAY!”
• IRAN CHARG FAMO KURDISH SGER MOHSEN LORTANI WH BEG GAY, FAC EXECUTN

KURDISH, GAY AND PROUD DIYARBAKIR

On September 4, members of the Kurdistan Regnal Government Iraq proposed an od bill to Parliament that, if passed, would punish any dividual or group who advot for the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people. Acrdg to the “Bill on the Prohibn of Promotg Homosexualy, ” anyone who advot for LGBT rights or “promot homosexualy” would face imprisonment up to one year, and a fe of up to five ln dars (US$3, 430). The bill would also spend, for up to one month, the licens of media pani and civil society anizatns that “promote homosexualy.

IRAN CHARG FAMO KURDISH SGER WH BEG GAY, FAC EXECUTN

A young gay man Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, July 2021. “I am homosexual, I nnot help . LGBT+ is an ialism that stands for (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr/Transsexual), the “pl” is clive of other groups, such as asexual, tersex, queer, qutng, etc.

In Febary 2021, a lawmaker om the Kurdistan Jtice Group (KJG, Komal), formerly Kurdish Islamic Group KIG, Omar Gulpi filed a lawsu agast Rasan Organizatn, a non-prof advotg for LGBT+ rights Iraqi Kurdistan, llg homosexualy a “vlatn” of public rights and morals.

Bill to ban homosexualy Iraq rubmted to parliament 4. Iran sentenc Kurdish LGBTI activist Sareh to ath for ‘promotg homosexualy’ 5.

FROM DIYARBAKIR WH LOVE: KURDISH, GAY AND PROUD

Iran arrts Kurdish lbian for ‘supportg homosexualy’ 14. Iraqi Kurdish gay marri unr Fland’s new same-sex marriage law 19. Kurdish gays live life the shadows Iranian Kurdistan 14.

Norway ref gay Iraqi Kurdish asylum, says ‘go home, be discreet’ 14. New reports of Anti-Gay crackdown Iraqi Kurdistan 28.

Homosexualy Fears Over Genr Equaly Iraqi Kurdistan 21. The Unn of Kurdistan Journalists appeal a verdict agast Iraqi Kurdish journalist who wrote about homosexuals 8. RSF lls for the release of journalist Al Hse jailed Iraqi Kurdistan for wrg about homosexualy 6.

KURDISH GAYS LIVE LIFE THE SHADOWS IRANIAN KURDISTAN

Kurds rarely make onto the ternatnal media, and that’s even more so for Kurdish lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people, yet they do exist and have many stori to tell.

So Gay Middle East traveled to the cy of Diyarbakir Eastern Turkey (or North Kurdistan), the center of the Kurdish culture the regn. From: Gay Middle East. (photo right: gay flag displayed Diyarbakir for Newroz New Year ftival 2008; photo cred–).

There are no bars or f that are specifilly aimed at gay or trans people. Privately fundg an office space is problematic bee most openly gay, bi and trans people are forced to limed employment optns such as sex work, although some have managed to n their own small bs.

WHY STORI: GAY IRAQ

The film tells the (real) story of Ahmet Yildiz, a young Kurdish gay man who left Diyarbakir to Istanbul to live his life hontly and openly only to be murred by his father for ‘shamg’ the fay.

My father would kill me if he found out that I’m gay, he’s a very relig man who has lived Sdi Arabia for many years. Iran has alleged that a proment sger is gay and unr the Islamic Republic’s anti-homosexual laws he uld face the ath journalist Ali Hamedani tweeted on Sunday that “A famo Iranian sger om the Kurdish provce of Kermanshah has been ‘acced’ of beg a homosexual and uld face executn.

Iran execut gay men. ” A famo Iranian sger om the Kurdish provce of #Kermanshah has been “acced” of beg a #homosexual and uld face executn. Ali Hamedani (@BBCHamedani) October 6, 2019 Volker Beck, a German Green Party polician and LGBTQ activist, told The Jesalem Post that "It is a perversn of unjt stat like Iran and Sdi Arabia that alleged or actual homosexualy is prented as an accatn that n st you your life.

OBSCURED EXISTENCE OF HOMOSEXUALY AND TRANSSEXUALY SI KURDISH CULTURE; CASE STUDI OF GAYS AND LBIANS KURDISTAN AND DIASPORA

It is time for the ternatnal muny to outlaw stat punishg homosexuals. — Iran News Wire (@IranNW) October 2, 2019 The Jesalem Post first reported on the Iranian regime’s public hangg of a homosexual January based on the untry’s anti-gay law. Iran’s radil sharia law system prcrib the ath penalty for gay sex.

Acrdg to a 2008 Brish WikiLeaks dispatch, Iran’s mullah regime has executed “between 4, 000 and 6, 000 gays and lbians” sce the Islamic Revolutn 2016, The Jesalem Post reported that Iran’s regime had executed a gay adolcent that year – the first nfirmed executn of someone nvicted as a juvenile the Islamic Afshar, 19, was hanged Arak Prison Iran’s Markazi Provce on July 18, 2016, after he was nvicted of “forced male-to-male anal terurse” early 2011, Iran’s regime executed three Iranian men after beg found guilty of charg related to homosexualy. The plight of Iraq's lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and qutng or queer (LGBTQ) muny returned to the spotlight last week when Kurdish secury forc Sulaymaniyah reportedly arrted several gay men.

IRAQI KURDISH GAY MARRI UNR FLAND’S NEW SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW

Members of the muny told VOA the arrts of at least eight gay men on April 1 stilled fear among them, particularly after secury forc reportedly attempted to force the men to unrgo physil examatns. Durg s dranian le Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State terror group published vios showg s members killg gay men by throwg them off buildg rooftops.

Last year, a young gay man was killed Baghdad's Sadr Cy. Kurds rarely make onto the ternatnal media – and that’s even more so for Kurdish lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people, yet they do exist have many stori to tell. While some angry mentators went on to assume that El Kurd is gay himself, a claim he did not ment on so far, others ntued to attack Mohammed's sister, Muna, sayg she is a "shamels femist takg advantage of the Paltian e".

But Ma do not want to be alone wh a man; she would rather be alone wh a woman: Ma is among the many homosexuals Iran’s Kurdish regn who live hidn liv.

“IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY I AM KURDISH AND GAY!”

“People thk that lbians or gays e om another pla, ” Ma told Rudaw.

In Iran, homosexualy is not only taboo, is outlawed. In famo ments at New York’s Columbia Universy 2007, then Iranian print Mahmoud Ahmadejad famoly nied the existence of homosexuals Iran.

IRAN CHARG FAMO KURDISH SGER MOHSEN LORTANI WH BEG GAY, FAC EXECUTN

Unr Iran’s Islamic Shari’a laws gay, bisexual or transgenr cizens are nied even the most basic prerogativ, acrdg to ternatnal rights watchdogs. Compared to big ci like Tehran, life Iran’s nservative Kurdish regns – which are among the untry’s poort and most prived areas – is even more difficult for homosexuals, said psychologist and social therapist Ali Panahi.

In Tehran, where is still dangero to be openly gay, bisexual or transgenr, there is a vibrant unrground muny, acrdg to a homosexual man who spoke to Rudaw.