Oted by a gay sheikh | Brian Whaker | The Guardian

Contents:

• OTED BY A GAY SHEIKH
• CROWN PRCE FAZZA OF DUBAI — SOME SAY HAMDAN IS GAY DO YOU KNOW IS THATS TE??...
• CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?
• DUBAI GAY TRAVEL
• DUBAI GAY MAP
• CROWN PRCE FAZZA OF DUBAI — HAVE YOU HEARD THAT PRCE FAZZA IS GAY?
• CROWN PRCE FAZZA OF DUBAI — HAVE YOU HEARD THAT PRCE FAZZA IS GAY?

OTED BY A GAY SHEIKH

"The problem, apart om the fact that the book's story is set agast a background of the Iraq war (which "uld be a mefield" acrdg to Ms Abulhoul), one of s mor characters is a gay urse, the official le the Emirat (as Iran) is that they don't have gay people there apart om a few foreigners, and they absolutely fely tegorilly don't have any gay sheikhs. Three years ago my own book about gay life the Middle East was banned the emirate of Dubai – though was sold openly Lebanon and even displayed the wdows of some bookshops 2005 police Abu Dhabi, the pal of the UAE, arrted more than two dozen men at what was said to be a gay party.

Plans to "cure" their homosexualy wh hormone jectns were apparently dropped after protts om the US state om the sexual hang-ups, Ms Bell's excln om the lerary ftival, which boasts of "celebratg the world of books all s fe variety", highlights the emirat' fundamental dilemma. Some say hamdan is gay do you know is thats te?? Prce Fazza is fely not gay nor has he adopted any children.

CROWN PRCE FAZZA OF DUBAI — SOME SAY HAMDAN IS GAY DO YOU KNOW IS THATS TE??...

Homosexualy the UAE. 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.

CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?

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. 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. 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.

DUBAI GAY TRAVEL

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. 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.

DUBAI GAY MAP

Kafkaque claims he was disuraged by the police om prsg charg and even faced the possibily of beg charged wh crimal homosexual activy himself.

CROWN PRCE FAZZA OF DUBAI — HAVE YOU HEARD THAT PRCE FAZZA IS GAY?

This se highlighted the taboo nature of homosexualy and HIV/AIDS. The law provis that foreigners wh HIV or foreigners who have mted homosexual actns are to be ported, or so seems.

CROWN PRCE FAZZA OF DUBAI — HAVE YOU HEARD THAT PRCE FAZZA IS GAY?

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.