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I’ve heard Kabul is one of the gayest places in the world. The presumption is you are gay until proven otherwise. Not the same thing as being LGBTQ+ friendly.
by pyuser583 3y ago
I’ve heard Kabul is one of the gayest places in the world. The presumption is you are gay until proven otherwise.
Not the same thing as being LGBTQ+ friendly. Torture and executions is pretty LGBTQ+ hostile.
But interesting how extreme homophobia and widespread homosexuality coexist.
- dibujaron 3y agoThis is fascinating. I feel like you're serious but I don't understand. does anyone have a source about this gay-but-not culture in Kabul?
- pyuser583 3y agohttps://www.scotsman.com/news/world/startled-marines-find-afghan-men-all-made-up-to-see-them-2468177 https://www.scotsman.com/news/world/startled-marines-find-af... That’s rural Afghanistan, not Kabul. “Taliban Shuffle” by Kim Barker is entertaining and relevant.
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- ksenzee 3y agoThis comment deserves some kind of prize for simultaneous display of surface support for women's rights together with a breathtaking level of casual misogyny.
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- ptsneves 3y agoAnd you saw it all nonetheless :) I have a bit of an impostor syndrome given HN’s high brow public but this is cluedo-master level. At least there is a prize.