Iraq passed very tough anti-LGBTQ+ law

[CDSally]

Iraq passed very tough anti-LGBTQ+ law


"BAGHDAD (AP) — Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people."



"The law passed Saturday with little notice as an amendment to the country’s existing anti-prostitution law. It imposes a sentence of 10 to 15 years for same-sex relations and a prison term of one to three years for people who undergo or perform gender-transition surgeries and for “intentional practice of effeminacy.”"

https://apnews.com/article/iraq-lgbtq-l ... ad83b0773c

[jag]

It is an Arab mainly Muslim country if that is the way they want their laws who are we to tell them what they need to do.

[CamLuCy]

Not as if I was going to go there for my Summer vacation and I am proud of my bisexual life style no one will tell me how to live my life.

[badkitty]

We spent a few trillion and 20 years to liberate them for this?

[tacnet]

This is what happens when religion gets into power. We see the same kind of discriminatory laws in places like Iran, Afgahnistan, South Africa etc where being gay can land you in prison and even being a woman makes you a second class citizen.

Religion has NO place in politics

[JPDomains]

No weapons of mass destruction it was all a waste of our money and lives and now they hate us.

Good job Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld.

[dom_trev]

When in Rome do as the Romans. You think other countries all love our woke laws?

[Austin]

When in Rome do as the Romans. You think other countries all love our woke laws?

Where did that line come from, was it a movie?

[BrasSmonkey]

This is what happens when religion gets into power. We see the same kind of discriminatory laws in places like Iran, Afgahnistan, South Africa etc where being gay can land you in prison and even being a woman makes you a second class citizen.

Religion has NO place in politics

funny you did not mention other places.... you leave their laws to them. they are following spiritual law... it has nothing to do with your rights.

[BarbaraCum]

Being gay and in the middle east or most of Africa is not a good idea.

[Webby]

Seriously who here would ever go to Iraq to live so why stress over the laws they have.

[BrasSmonkey]

Seriously who here would ever go to Iraq to live so why stress over the laws they have.

exactly! you assholes try to run everybody! your people bother everybody!!!!

[blackbooty]

Being a muslim country what did you expect they have their own religious and traditions.