UAE Sentences 26 Gays To 5 Years In Prison
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
(Abu Dhabi) Twenty-six men arrested at what police in the United Arab Emirates called a "gay wedding" have been sentenced each to five years in prison.
The men were charged with homosexuality, a crime under Sharia law, although police acknowledged that non of the men were engaged in a sexual act when police raided the event.
Press reports from the capital say that the men did not deny being gay, although some of the accused reportedly identify as transgendered.
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Would anyone object if I said that I feel the urge to burn these people's embassies to the ground ?
A clash of cultures is not "racism", it is a fundamental difference in ideology and values.
I have absolutely no intention of submitting to threats or blackmail and I hope that the governments of Europe will not either.
And from all appearances even muslims in the west show little evidence of willingness to change their ideology.
That's why it's called a clash
The exiled Iranian gay rights group, Homan, claims the Iranian government has executed at least 4,000 gays since 1979.
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