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Doesn't worry me a bit. I'd already be looking at 2 years in prison just for being gay. But then, there's a whole bunch of the world that I wouldn't travel to

by klyrs 5y ago

Doesn't worry me a bit. I'd already be looking at 2 years in prison just for being gay. But then, there's a whole bunch of the world that I wouldn't travel to. https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2021/03/23/crime-report-20-riskiest-places-for-gay-travelers-and-the-5-safest/?sh=3586036d6d1b https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2021/03/23/cri...

fortran77 5y ago
- bitexploder 5y ago
  Ehh, ya know, that is just a polarizing characterization. Most people just don't agree with what is happening to them. It does not mean most of those people that support their freedom and right from persecution would travel there or that it supports their views directly. Genocide isn't cool, ya know. Freedom limiting social systems aren't either, but that is a separate issue.
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  - fortran77 5y ago
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- user- 5y ago
  Unless you're trying to be obtuse, it shouldn't be too hard for you to understand why. Just because a culture or people are not perfect doesn't justify their oppression.
lostmsu 5y ago
Are you visiting UAE often?
- klyrs 5y ago
  You didn't read past the second sentence, then?
  - lostmsu 5y ago
    I did. It does not explicitly say anything about UAE, and can be interpreted in multiple ways, hence the clarification.
azth 5y ago
- Alekhine 5y ago
  > As long as you're not engaging in homosexual sex I think most would agree this is 'being gay'. The most important part, for some. So yeah I think it's fair to say GP would be arrested unless s/he actively hides who s/he is, which is a gay person.
  - londgine 5y ago
    If that is your definition of "being gay" then I doubt anyone was "born gay" as many claim.
    - Alekhine 5y ago
      I dunno man, I knew I liked girls when I was four.
      - azth 5y ago
  - azth 5y ago
    - alexvoda 5y ago
      Before you school us on sexual immorality, maybe you should define morality.
      - azth 5y ago
        Morality as defined by God. Muslims use Islamic Law as the Source of Truth for morality.
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rosndo 5y ago
There are a bunch of fancy gay clubs in Dubai though, nobody goes to prison for being gay. According to US state department there have been “ no known reports of arrests or prosecutions for consensual same-sex conduct.” since at least 2015.
- krowfromthewall 5y ago
  regardless, if that law is still on paper, it will be used against people, if not for just being homosexual, then as a cover for some other agenda. All countries have such laws that are practically unenforced but when the government wants "to teach somebody a lesson", these laws are the first ones brought out of their arsenal.
  - 843959563 5y ago
    I think they would just make something up if they wanted someone and there was no applicable crime. I would actually feel better about knowing I would be accused of something I actually did and that there is nothing wrong with, rather than having to worry about them planting child porn or framing me for murder. Governments don't care about truth and framing people is usually quite simple, but if the truth is enough and they don't need to harm my reputation, it would probably be even simpler for them to go with the truth.

by klyrs 5y ago

fortran77 5y ago

bitexploder 5y ago
Ehh, ya know, that is just a polarizing characterization. Most people just don't agree with what is happening to them. It does not mean most of those people that support their freedom and right from persecution would travel there or that it supports their views directly. Genocide isn't cool, ya know. Freedom limiting social systems aren't either, but that is a separate issue.
- deleted 5y ago
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- fortran77 5y ago
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user- 5y ago
Unless you're trying to be obtuse, it shouldn't be too hard for you to understand why. Just because a culture or people are not perfect doesn't justify their oppression.

lostmsu 5y ago

Are you visiting UAE often?

klyrs 5y ago
You didn't read past the second sentence, then?
- lostmsu 5y ago
  I did. It does not explicitly say anything about UAE, and can be interpreted in multiple ways, hence the clarification.

azth 5y ago

Alekhine 5y ago
> As long as you're not engaging in homosexual sex I think most would agree this is 'being gay'. The most important part, for some. So yeah I think it's fair to say GP would be arrested unless s/he actively hides who s/he is, which is a gay person.
- londgine 5y ago
  If that is your definition of "being gay" then I doubt anyone was "born gay" as many claim.
  - Alekhine 5y ago
    I dunno man, I knew I liked girls when I was four.
    - azth 5y ago
- azth 5y ago
  - alexvoda 5y ago
    Before you school us on sexual immorality, maybe you should define morality.
    - azth 5y ago
      Morality as defined by God. Muslims use Islamic Law as the Source of Truth for morality.
- 5y ago

rosndo 5y ago

There are a bunch of fancy gay clubs in Dubai though, nobody goes to prison for being gay. According to US state department there have been “ no known reports of arrests or prosecutions for consensual same-sex conduct.” since at least 2015.

krowfromthewall 5y ago
regardless, if that law is still on paper, it will be used against people, if not for just being homosexual, then as a cover for some other agenda. All countries have such laws that are practically unenforced but when the government wants "to teach somebody a lesson", these laws are the first ones brought out of their arsenal.
- 843959563 5y ago
  I think they would just make something up if they wanted someone and there was no applicable crime. I would actually feel better about knowing I would be accused of something I actually did and that there is nothing wrong with, rather than having to worry about them planting child porn or framing me for murder. Governments don't care about truth and framing people is usually quite simple, but if the truth is enough and they don't need to harm my reputation, it would probably be even simpler for them to go with the truth.