The Lesbian Fate in the Arab World

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In another dialogue ascribed to Lucian, two men debate over which is better, male love or heterosexuality. One man protested that if male affairs were legitimized, then lesbianism would soon be condoned as well, an unthinkable notion. [53] Mencari pasangan sebagai lesbian Arab juga tidaklah mudah. Banyak dari mereka yang harus bersembunyi dan tidak bisa membuka diri secara terang-terangan. Selain itu, stigma dan diskriminasi juga membuat banyak orang yang tidak mau terlibat dengan orang LGBT. Namun, dengan adanya komunitas lesbian Arab, mereka bisa saling mendukung dan membantu dalam mencari pasangan yang tepat. Mempertahankan Hubungan dalam Kondisi Sulit Burn, set on fire, inflame the heart, the liver, the spirit of Gorgonia, whom Nilogenia bore, with love and affection for Sophia, whom Isara bore, for a good end. ... Force Gorgonia, whom Nilogenia bore, to cast herself into the bath-house for the sake of Sophia, whom Isara bore, for her, so that she love her with passion, longing, unceasing love. Raza-Sheikh, Zoya (June 29, 2023). "Why the LGBTQ+ community should care about Palestine". Gay Times. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022 . Retrieved November 1, 2023.

a b c Utah, The University of. "Global Justice Project: Iraq» Archive» Homosexuality and the Criminal Law in Iraq: UPDATED" . Retrieved 4 August 2017. a b "An Ordinance to Provide a General Penal Code for Palestine". Section 152, Ordinance No. Chapter XVIII. Offenses Against Morality of September 18, 1936 (PDF). Office of the British High Commissioner for Palestine. p.1005. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 31, 2023. Due to homosexuality laws, many films with LGBT characters or themes have been banned in many Middle Eastern countries, especially in the Gulf states. Below are some notable examples. Conversely, the director of Nazra for Feminist Studies, Mozn Hassan, told Egypt Independent that Faghal’s coming out as a lesbian is considered a matter of ‘personal freedom’, noting that everyone inside society is free to do anything that will not cause harm or damage to others. Banyak dari kaum lesbian Arab yang memilih untuk merantau ke negara-negara lain yang lebih terbuka dan menerima terhadap LGBT. Mereka mencari kebebasan dan kesempatan untuk hidup sesuai jati diri mereka tanpa harus merasa takut dan diskriminasi. Namun, keputusan untuk merantau juga tidaklah mudah karena harus meninggalkan keluarga dan lingkungan yang sudah familiar. Perjuangan Kaum Lesbian Araba b c d e Makarem, Ghassan (2011). "The Story of HELEM". Journal of Middle East Women's Studies. 7 (3): 98–112. doi: 10.2979/jmiddeastwomstud.7.3.98. JSTOR 10.2979/jmiddeastwomstud.7.3.98. S2CID 144448743– via JSTOR. Hovel, Revital (2015). "Israel Recognizes Sex Changes Without Operation". Haaretz . Retrieved 2017-07-04. Majal is an NGO in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that was established in Bahrain in 2016, and it focuses on "amplifying underrepresented voices". Majal "translates to opportunity or to give away" in Arabic. The organization centers the rights of different marginalized groups throughout MENA, including the LGBT community. Majal provides various platforms that focus on distributing information, resources and having community led discussion to highlight the experiences of marginalized groups. [76] Ahwaa is a platform on Majal that provides LGBT people in MENA a digital space to have discussions through game mechanics. The space uses avatars that protect users from disclosing their identities in an effort to reduce discrimination and persecution and to promote conversations regarding gender identity and sexual orientation. When users exhibit positive contributions and are supported by their peers, they gain more access to the platform. This system protects users from individuals that are using the platform to cause harm to others. [77] Laws [ edit ] Homosexual acts are forbidden in traditional Islamic jurisprudence and are liable to different punishments, including the death penalty, [24] depending on the situation and legal school. However, homosexual relationships were generally tolerated in pre-modern Islamic societies, [20] [21] [24] [28] and historical records suggest that these laws were invoked infrequently, mainly in cases of rape or other "exceptionally blatant infringement on public morals". [24] Public attitudes toward homosexuality in the Muslim world underwent a marked negative change starting from the 19th century through the gradual spread of Islamic fundamentalist movements such as Salafism and Wahhabism, [29] [30] [31] and the influence of the sexual notions and restrictive norms prevalent in Europe at the time: a number of Muslim-majority countries have retained criminal penalties for homosexual acts enacted under European colonial rule. [32] [33] [34] [35] name="KlaudaGlob">

The trouble with this, according to Iman al-Ghafari, of Tishreen university in Syria, is that it turns lesbianism into ‘a political choice, a means of escaping relationships as decided and controlled by men,’ and fails to recognise that lesbians can exist in their own right. There is a difference, she says, ‘between lesbian desire that stems from the body and the one that stems from feminist politics’. a b c d e Rowson, Everett K. (30 December 2012) [15 December 2004]. "HOMOSEXUALITY ii. IN ISLAMIC LAW". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol.XII/4. New York: Columbia University. pp.441–445. ISSN 2330-4804. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013 . Retrieved 13 April 2021.

LGBTQ+ Community In The Arab World

Qatar, however, has modified the LGBT laws in the wake of 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament. Homosexuality is a criminal offence in Qatar, yet the Arab nation stated that LGBT fans would be welcome to the biggest sports event. In May 2022, the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani stated "everyone is welcome" to attend the FIFA World Cup 2022 event in Qatar, including the LGBTQ fans. [67]