Gay expat reveals what ’s like to live Dubai where homosexualy is punishable by 10 years prison | The Sun

Contents:

•  RHODUBAI REAL HOEWIV DUBAI HOMOSEXUALY GAY OK UAE FANS REACT LAWS PUNISH ATH
• UAE GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN AUGT 2023
• THE UAE'S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW
• GAY DUBAI
• SGER THE 1975 FI UAE'S ANTI-GAY LAW BY KISSG MAN AT NCERT
• LAWS AGAST GAY TRAVELERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST?
• GAY EXPAT REVEALS WHAT ’S LIKE TO LIVE DUBAI WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS PUNISHABLE BY 10 YEARS PRISON
• GAY TRAVEL DUBAI
• SGER THE 1975 FI UAE'S ANTI-GAY LAW BY KISSG MAN AT NCERT

 RHODUBAI REAL HOEWIV DUBAI HOMOSEXUALY GAY OK UAE FANS REACT LAWS PUNISH ATH

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.

UAE GAY TRAVEL - LGBT RMATN AUGT 2023

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.

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

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.

GAY DUBAI

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

SGER THE 1975 FI UAE'S ANTI-GAY LAW BY KISSG MAN AT NCERT

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.

LAWS AGAST GAY TRAVELERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST?

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 EXPAT REVEALS WHAT ’S LIKE TO LIVE DUBAI WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS PUNISHABLE BY 10 YEARS PRISON

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.

GAY TRAVEL DUBAI

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.

SGER THE 1975 FI UAE'S ANTI-GAY LAW BY KISSG MAN AT NCERT

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.