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
What Does The Koran Say About Being Gay?, 2016/Jun/16
The Myth of the Queer Arab Life, 2016/Apr/01
Greetings from Amman, 2013/Feb/14
Gay Jordan News & Reports, 2009/Jan/01