LGBTQ Rights

Pro-Hamas Islamists Win Big in Jordan’s Elections

Jordan’s Islamist opposition party made significant gains in the country’s parliamentary elections on September 10th, winning one-fifth of the parliament’s seats amidst increasing anger and tensions with Israel over the war in Gaza. 

Trying to Open Pakistan's First Gay Club Lands Man in Mental Hospital

Local authorities detained a man in Pakistan in a mental hospital after he applied to set up the first gay club in the conservative, Muslim-majority nation.

Iraq On the Verge of Legalizing "Kill the Gays" Law

Iraq’s Parliament recently postponed a plan to vote on a proposed bill passed on April 15th that would make same-sex acts punishable by death as the country’s prime minister is set to meet with US President Joe Biden over plans to increase investment in the Middle Eastern country.

Stoning & Crucifixion: Yemeni Houthis Sentence 9 to Death for Homosexuality

A Houthi court has sentenced nine Yemeni men to death in a mass trial based on “dubious” charges of sodomy last March, which follows after the radical Shia Islamist group sentenced 13 men to death for homosexuality in February.

You Won't Believe What Qatar Did to This Gay British Airline Worker

A British citizen who served as a former manager for British Airways is currently being held in prison in Qatar after he was arrested because of his sexuality after responding to a fake message on the LGBTQIA+ dating app Grindr.

Yemeni Houthis Sentence 13 Men to Death for Homosexuality

Thirteen people have been sentenced to public execution by a Houthi court on homosexual charges, while another 35 people have been imprisoned for similar accusations. The ruling came amidst an ongoing war between the United States and Houthis, who are backed by Iran.

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