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    LGBTQ rights in the Middle East

    Rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered persons in the Middle East

    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people generally have limited or highly restrictive rights in most parts of the Middle East, and are open to hostility in others. Sex between men is illegal in 9 of the 18 countries that make up the region. It is punishable by death in four of these 18 countries. The rights and freedoms of LGBTQ citizens are strongly influenced by the prevailing cultural traditions and religious mores of people living in the region – particularly Islam. All same-sex activity is legal in Cyprus, Northern Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, and Turkey. Male same-sex activity is illegal and punishable by imprisonment in Iraq, Kuwait, Egypt, Oman, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates. It is also punishable by death in Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. In Yemen and the Gaza Strip, the punishment might differ between death and imprisonment depending on the act committed. Wikipedia

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    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people generally have limited or highly restrictive rights in most parts of the Middle East, and are open to hostility in others. Sex between men is illegal in 9 of the 18 countries that make up the region. It is punishable by death in four of these 18 countries. The rights and freedoms of LGBTQ citizens are strongly influenced by the ...
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  4. academic.oup.com

    Abstract This chapter presents an overview of LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer, intersexual) rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, focusing in particular on three case studies: Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia. After a general introduction on LGBTQI rights in the MENA region, the chapter addresses the issue of Islamic law and homosexuality. It then focuses on ...
  5. This factsheet provides an overview of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual) community in the Middle East. While the international LGBT community is slowly gaining official recognition from governments and societies, the situation for the LGBT community in the Middle East is especially dismal. This factsheet looks at how homosexuals are viewed in the Middle East, whether they have ...
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  7. libguides.law.ucla.edu

    The Middle East is often portrayed as oppressively patriarchal and homophobic. Yet, in recent years the region has become a vibrant and important arena for feminist and LGBTQ activism. This book provides an insight into this emerging politics through a unique analysis of feminist and LGBTQ social movements in the context of Lebanon's postwar sectarian system. Resisting Sectarianism argues that ...
    Author:Stephanie AnayahPublished:2009
  8. Whereas ILGA boasted delegates from Western Europe, East Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe, and the United States, it "was working hard to bring activists from Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean." 8 The commemorations included the "International March on the United Nations to Affirm the Human Rights of Lesbian and Gay People ...
  9. 20 February 2016 Dear friends, I would like to express my admiration for the vital work that you do to defend the human rights of lesbian, gay, bi, trans, intersex and gender non-conforming people across the Middle East and North Africa.
  10. equal-eyes.org

    (Beirut, June 24, 2019) - Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people living in the Middle East and North Africa share their responses to myths and stereotypes about LGBT people in the region on a new video and special feature released today by the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) and Human Rights Watch.
  11. researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk

    According to the International Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) in 2020: Of the 11 UN-member states that proscribed the death penalty for consensual same-sex relations, five were in the Middle East (Iran, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates)

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