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  • Surprising places where it’s legal to be gay

    Surprising places where it’s legal to be gay

    Across the globe, there are over 70 countries where being gay or having sex with someone of the same sex is illegal. There are a few places where you might expect same-sex relationships to be against the law. Nevertheless, we’ve found a few surprising exceptions.

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    Many of the world’s anti-gay countries tend to be in Arabic regions, eastern Asia and central Africa, however, we’ve found some surprises in and amongst the homophobic countries where it’s legal to have a same-sex relationship. Although homosexuality may be legal in these nations it mustn’t be inferred that LGBT+ people do not face discrimination due to their sexuality or gender expression.

    Iraq

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    Despite being in the centre of one of the most homophobic and anti-gay regions of the world, it’s not illegal to be gay in the majority of Iraq. Same-sex relationships became legal in 2003. However, it is worth noting that despite the legality of sexual intercourse between men it was illegal in areas controlled by ISIS between 2014 – 2017. There were many reports of executions of gay men, or men thought to be gay by ISIS fighters during 2015 and 2016.

    LGBT+  people are subject to widespread discrimination and have no legal recognition of their relationships and are banned from serving in the military.

    Homosexuality was not always illegal in Iraq during the Ancient Mesopotamia times (3500 BC) the Šumma ālu, an Akkadian tablet, includes this code, where it regarded male homosexuality positively, even stating,

    “If a man copulates with his equal from the rear, he becomes the leader among his peers and brothers”

    Nevertheless, when the land came under British administration, the country was given a ban on sodomy.

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  • 13 Countries that will kill you for being gay

    13 Countries that will kill you for being gay

    There are still many countries in which being gay can attract the death penalty for engaging in same-sex sexual relations. Of these countries, all are located in Central Africa or in the Middle East.

    13 Countries that will kill you for being gay
    CREDIT: TheGayUK

    There are the countries places on earth that have specific laws which call for the death penalty of those who are found to have engaged in homosexual acts.

    Afghanistan

    Men could face execution but are more likely to receive long prison sentences. No executions are known to have been handed out since the end of the Taliban rule.

    Brunei*

    Gay men in Brunei could be stoned or given 10 years in prison if found guilty of homosexual acts.

    Iran

    In Iran, gay men can be lashed up to 74 times for “immature men” and the death penalty for mature men of sound mind – and where the acts were consenting. Women can be lashed 50 times and can face the death penalty after their fourth conviction.

    Mauritania

    Homosexuality is against the law in Mauritania and could attract the death penalty, however, there have been no public executions since 1987.

     

    Qatar

    In Qatar, gay men may face execution if they are Muslim otherwise men can face fines and a prison sentence which lasts 7 years.

     

    Saudi Arabia

    A second conviction of homosexuality in Saudi Arabia will land a death penalty. For the first offence, men can face fines, castration, flogging, prison and torture.

     

    Sudan

    Homosexuality has been illegal in Sudan since 1899. Death penalty occurs on the third offence for men and four offences for women.

     

    Yemen

    Married men can expect to be stoned to death if caught having same-sex relations. Unmarried men will receive 100 lashes or one-year imprisonment.

     

    Libya

    Gay men could face death in Libya.

     

    Nigeria

    Homosexuality is illegal in some states of Nigeria and could attract the death penalty. These states include: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara

     

    Somalia

    Homosexuality is illegal in Somalia and could attract a death penalty. Islamic courts have sentenced men to their deaths using Sharia law as their legal basis.

     

    Syria

    The actual penalty that gay men should face for homosexual acts is a prison for up to 3 years, however, due to the rise in ISIS a highly advertised death awaits those found guilty of engaging in same-sex sexual acts.

     

    Iraq

    Despite homosexuality not being illegal in Iraq, there have been reported executions of gay men in ISIS-controlled areas.

     

    * Brunei is a Sovereign state and not a country.

    There are some countries where although capital punishment might not be constitutionally ratified there are cases where gay people have been killed because of their sexuality.

  • Sick ISIS throw a man off a building and pelt him with stones, because he was gay

    Sick photos have emerged showing the horrific final moments of a man who was accused of being gay.

    Warning contained graphic images.

    Islamic State throw gay man to his death

    SPECTATORS: A crowd of men surround the area where the victim will land. A sickening sight of rocks laid out ready to pelt the victim lay in the foreground of the photo.

    Yet another man is thrown to his death and pelted with rocks because ISIS claims he was gay. Photos released by TerrorMonitor show how Islamic State officials lined up a pile of stones and rocks ready to pelt the young man after he was pushed from a tall building in Mosul, in Iraq. Islamic State’s largest stronghold in Iraq.

    Despite homosexuality not being illegal in Irag, gay men live in fear of execution if they are caught by Islamic State who adopts a strict legal system based on Sharia Law, which prohibits same-sex relations.

    Islamic State throw gay man to his death

    JUSTICE? A man reads out the alleged crimes of the man from his vehicle.

    The photos, released by Islamic State, show that a crowd of people gathered for the public execution, which happened in the Iraqi city of Mosul. His body is seen lying lifeless at the bottom of the building as spectators begin to hurl rocks at the victim’s head and body.

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    LAST MOMENTS: The youth, who is wearing yellow, breathes his last few breaths before being thrown off the building.

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    PELTED: The lifeless body of the man is pelted with rocks from a pile of rocks placed at the base of the building.

    The unnamed man was taken to the top of a tall building and blindfolded. According to IraqiNews.com one of the Islamic State fighters read out his death sentence, from within a car. The young man was then tossed off the building.

     

  • ISIS execute a “gay” man by throwing him face first from silo

    In an unconfirmed report, ISIS has thrown a man to his death for being gay in north-west Iraq.

    WARNING: There are images in this article which some readers may find distressing.

    A “gay” man has been executed by ISIS fighters by throwing him face first from a grain silo in Iraq. TerrorMonitor and the Jihad Threat Monitor  have released pictures which show a man, with his hands bound behind his back falling from the top of a silo.

    In the first picture, the victim is seen surrounded by a number of men, with one standing to the right, filming the whole ordeal. In the second sickening picture, the man is seen with his hands tied behind his back, plummeting towards the ground.

     

    It is not clear from the pictures when the execution was undertaken, however executing men accused of being gay is a somewhat common occurrence in ISIS strongholds.

    The usual method of execution preferred by ISIS fighters, for the crime of homosexuality, is to be thrown from a high building or being stoned to death.

    Under Sharia law homosexuality is a crime punishable by death.

     

     

     

  • Four men executed by ISIS for homosexuality

    Four men executed by ISIS for homosexuality

    ISIS have reportedly executed four men on charges of homosexuality.

    CREDIT: Twitter
    CREDIT: Twitter

     

    Four men were thrown to their deaths after being found guilty of homosexuality and sodomy on Saturday in the Nineveh province in Iraq.

    Two of the men were allegedly part of the ISIS organisation.

    The men were thrown from the top floor of a former insurance company’s offices in Mosul. The location is apparently used often for such executions.

    A local source told IraqiNews.com that

    “ISIS members executed four people, including two of its own members, on charges of homosexuality and sodomy.

    “The execution was carried out by throwing the men from the top of a former insurance company building.

    “The execution was carried out in dour al-Toub area in central Mosul. Later, the outfit transferred the bodies and threw them at Al-Khasfah hole, situated to the west of Mosul”.

    Although the death penalty is not law in either Syria or Iraq, however in Islamic State controlled areas Sharia Law is used the legal system. In Sharia Law gay men face capital punishment.

    WHAT IS SHARIA LAW?

    Islam’s legal system, derived from the Koran

    Informs every aspect of Muslims’ lives

    Islamic jurists issue formal guidance through fatwas, or religious edicts

    Sharia law includes provisions for capital and corporal punishment but modern scholars say getting to that stage can be difficult

    Marriage is treated as a contract in Islam

    From The BBC

     

     

  • ISIS Throw Man To Death After Gay Sex Charge

    ISIS Throw Man To Death After Gay Sex Charge

    The Islamic State have released pictures in which a man is thrown off a roof after being found engaging in gay sex.

    CREDIT: Terror Monitor / Twitter

     

    A man has been executed in Iraq after he was found guilty of engaging in gay sex. A crowd of onlookers watched as a group of around six ISIS fighters threw the man off a multi-storey building site in Iraq. The location of the building has not been confirmed, although it is thought it could be in Mosel in the north of the country.

    The man, who was wearing a highly visible turquoise jumper and dark trousers was watched by a group of onlookers – who stood at the foot of the building. The crowd included at least ten children.

    Unusually for this type of execution, the man was not bound at the feet and hands.

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    In the series of pictures released by ISIS, and published by TerrorMonitor.org, one includes a man dressed in black speaking into a microphone who it is believed was reading out the charges facing the man.

    https://twitter.com/Terror_Monitor/status/722384472805519360

    Throwing victims off tall buildings is the most common way in which ISIS execute men they find guilty of homosexuality of those who engage in homosexual acts.

     

    ALSO READ: Where in the world is being gay a crime for which you can get the death penalty?

     

    ISIS have taken over large portions of Syria and Iraq and it is believe that around 10 million people live under its control.

    CREDIT: Terror Monitor / Twitter

    Although the death penalty is not law in either Syria or Iraq in Islamic State controlled areas, in which they use Sharia Law as their legal system, gay men face capital punishment.

  • Where In The World Is Homosexuality Punished By The Death Penalty

    Where In The World Is Homosexuality Punished By The Death Penalty

    There are many countries and states where homosexual acts could land you the death penalty. Of these countries, all are located in Central Africa or in the Middle East.

    Where In The World Is Homosexuality Pubishable By Death
    CREDIT: TheGayUK

    There are the countries places on earth that have specific laws which call for the death penalty of those who are found to have engaged in homosexual acts.

    Afghanistan

    Men could face execution but are more likely to receive long prison sentences. No executions are known to have been handed out since the end of the Taliban rule.

    Brunei*

    Gay men in Brunei could be stoned or given 10 years in prison if found guilty of homosexual acts.

    Iran

    In Iran gay men can be lashed up to 74 times for “immature men” and the death penalty for mature men of sound mind – and where the acts were consenting. Women can be lashed 50 times and can face the death penalty after their fourth conviction.

    Mauritania

    Homosexuality is against the law in Mauritania and could attract the death penalty however there have been no public executions since 1987.

     

    Qatar

    In Qatar, gay men may face execution if they are Muslim otherwise men can face fines and a prison sentence which lasts 7 years.

     

    Saudi Arabia

    A second conviction of homosexuality in Saudi Arabia will land a death penalty. For first offence, men can face fines, castration, flogging, prison and torture.

     

    Sudan

    Homosexuality has been illegal in Sudan since 1899. Death penalty occurs on the third offence for men and four offence for women.

     

    Yemen

    Married men can expect to be stoned to death if caught having same-sex relations. Unmarried men will receive 100 lashes or one-year imprisonment.

     

    Libya

    Gay men could face death in Libya.

     

    Nigeria

    Homosexuality is illegal in some states of Nigeria and could attract the death penalty. These states include: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Niger, Sokoto, Yobe, and Zamfara

     

    Somalia

    Homosexuality is illegal in Somalia and could attract a death penalty.

     

    Syria

    The actual penalty that gay men should face for homosexual acts is a prison for up to 3 years, however, due to the rise in ISIS a highly advertised death awaits those found guilty of engaging in same-sex sexual acts.

     

    Iraq

    Despite homosexuality not being illegal in Iraq, there have been reported executions of gay men in ISIS controlled areas.

     

    * Brunei is a Sovereign state and not a country.

    There are some countries where although capital punishment might not be constitutionally ratified there are cases where gay people have been killed because of their sexuality.

  • ISIS Fighters Throw “Gay” Man Bound By Feet and Hands To His Death

    ISIS fighters in Iraq have thrown another man they believed to be gay to his death.

    The man who was bound by his feet and arms was thrown from a tall building to his death in Rawa City in Iraq after being accused of being gay in the latest affront to gay people, or people thought to be gay in Islamic State-controlled areas.

    The so-called Islamic State adopts Sharia Law for its judicial system. Sharia law forbids homosexuality.

    SHARIA WHAT DOES IT MEAN:

    Islam’s legal system, derived from the Koran

    Informs every aspect of Muslims’ lives

    Islamic jurists issue formal guidance through fatwas, or religious edicts

    Sharia law includes provisions for capital and corporal punishment but modern scholars say getting to that stage can be difficult

    Marriage is treated as a contract in Islam

    From The BBC

    Terrormonitor.org, the terror watch group released pictures of the man bound by his feet and hands being pushed to his death. The terrifying pictures were released yesterday.
    Earlier this month ISIS fighters allegedly threw a 15-year-old boy to his death after it was discovered that he was in a “relationship” with an ISIS officer. The officer was spared and demoted. The boy was executed.

     

  • ISIS Continues Its Barbarism Towards Gay People

    ISIS have executed two more men they have accused of being gay.

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  • ISIS Murder “gay couple” In Double Execution

    At least four men accused of being gay have been executed by Islamic State (ISIS) over the weekend.

    Pictures have emerged which show two men being thrown to their deaths, believed to be a couple, from a building in Iraq.Speaking to ARA News an eyewitness said that two young Iraqi men were brutally thrown to their deaths from a tall building.

    The eye-witness said,

    “On Sunday afternoon, Daesh (ISIS) called on the people of Mosul to gather in the square of Bab al-Toub in order to witness the execution of the two allegedly (gay) men.”

    They are just the most recent victims in a long list of men, accused of being gay to be executed. Last month it is alleged that IS fighters executed 10 people including a 15-year-old boy on charges of homosexuality.

    Civil rights activist Raed Ahmed told ARA News that ISIS was accusing men of being gay on “superficial information” and without investigation.

     

    The Terror Monitor Twitter account released pictures of two men executed on Sunday

  • ISIS Execute “Gay” Man By Stoning As He Lays Defenceless On Ground

    Islamic State fighters have reportedly thrown another man, accused of being gay, off a building and stoned him to death after he survived the fall.

    The campaigning group Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently, a Syrian-based campaign against ISIS and the Assad regime, have reported that a man accused of being gay was thrown from a building in Iraq and stoned on the ground after surviving the fall.

    A crowd on the ground watched as a number of masked men, some of whom were pointing assault rifles at the victim, threw the man from a two storey building, a fall that would not have resulted in his death, but one that would have resulted in painful injuries.

    One of the photos published shows the man mid-fall from the building, as up to eleven men are seen on top of the building. One of the men is flying a flag apparently bearing the symbol of ISIS. Meanwhile, a photo shows a large crowd of spectators, including children, watching the entire execution.

    Homosexuality is forbidden under Islamic State. Men who are accused of homosexuality are often thrown from building tops, before being stoned to death as they lay defenceless on the ground from injuries sustained by the fall.

    The pictures surfaced less than a month after two men were hugged by ISIS fighters before being put to death in Homs, in Syria.