TIME speaks to a gay Bneian as the untry impos ath by stong as the punishment for homosexualy
Contents:
- THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY BNEI, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS NOW PUNISHABLE BY BEG STONED TO DEATH
- BNEI SAYS WON'T ENFORCE ATH PENALTY FOR GAY SEX
THIS IS WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE GAY BNEI, WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS NOW PUNISHABLE BY BEG STONED TO DEATH
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’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.
BNEI SAYS WON'T ENFORCE ATH PENALTY FOR GAY SEX
“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.