DUBAI, Uned Arab Emirat (AP) — Iran has executed two gay men who were nvicted on charg of sodomy and spent six years on ath row, a rights group reported.
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- 13 UNTRI WHERE BEG GAY IS LEGALLY PUNISHABLE BY ATH
- THE DEATH PENALTY FOR BEING GAY?
- RIGHTS GROUP: IRAN EXECUT 2 GAY MEN OVER SODOMY CHARG
13 UNTRI WHERE BEG GAY IS LEGALLY PUNISHABLE BY ATH
LGBT Rights Uned Arab Emirat: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * united arab emirates gay death penalty *
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.
THE DEATH PENALTY FOR BEING GAY?
Homosexualy, nducted homosexualy is an illegal act. 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.
RIGHTS GROUP: IRAN EXECUT 2 GAY MEN OVER SODOMY CHARG
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. Instead, nsensual homosexual activy is crimalized.