Intro: There’s not much information or insight into gay Jordan on the Internet despite the country being a moderate Muslim country where homosexuality is not vehemently persecuted. After a week-long visit to Amman, the capital, there was more understanding of the scene, but not much is observable. Two interviews with native gay Jordanians and a
Jordan is generally seen as a moderate Muslim nation and although the criminal code makes no explicit distinction between private, adult and consensual heterosexual and homosexual relationships, Jordanians are Muslim and look critically upon homosexuality. Private, adult and consensual sodomy was decriminalized by the Penal Code of 1951. The age of consent is 16. Article 306 punishes people who offer or solicit sex from anyone under sixteen with up to six months in prison. Today, homosexuality is not a crime provided that it is noncommercial and occurs between consenting adults in private. However, vigilante honor killings of gay family members are not uncommon. Also see: Islam and Homosexuality
Name: Jordan
Population: 6198677
Capital: Amman - Pop. 2126000
Area: 89342 sq. km/ sq. miles
Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim
Status of Homosexuality: Legal
Telephone Country Code: 962
Jordanian Publisher Puts Muslim Gays at Risk with Botched Book Title Translation
Westhampton, MA – July 12, 2009 Richard Ammon, GlobalGayz.com Gay Muslim book translates into possible trouble. GlobalGayz protests “perverted” book title used for Arab translation of book about gay Muslims Today’s New York Post carried the following story about the newly published book Gay Travels in the Muslim World. The book is a collection of
Observations of Gay Jordan 2008
Contributed by a reader living in Amman Fall 2008 Jordan is a complex and fascinating – but ultimately depressing – place to explore how same-sex relationships are playing out in the Arab and Muslim world. To the traveler, Jordan, and particularly the capital Amman, can appear as a modern, open country where men and women
Gay Jordan 2004
Intro: There’s not much insight into gay Jordan on the Internet despite the country being a moderate Muslim country where homosexuality is not vehemently persecuted. Below are some commentaries from members of MiddleEast.com expressing their ideas and opinions about life in Jordan for gay people today.