Would you ever consider relocating to the Middle East for work purposes? And is the situation different for gay people who move there as opposed to nationals? 6 May 2015 By David Hudson http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/whats-it-work-middle-east-gay-person060515/#gs.xU3gDWw Countries in the Middle East are among the worst in the world when it comes to laws relating to
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf. The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. The UAE, rich in oil and natural gas, has become highly prosperous. Sexual relations outside of a traditional, heterosexual marriage are a crime and punishments range from jail time, fines, deportation, and the death penalty. Dubai: Article 177 of the Penal Code imposes imprisonment of up to 10 years on consensual sodomy. Abu Dhabi: Article 80 of the Penal Code makes sodomy punishable with imprisonment of up to 14 years. The UAE Federal Penal Code does not replace the legal system of each emirate, unless it is contrary to the federal law, and thus Sharia law remains in place. Hence a person could be charged on this federal penal code, or under the national penal code. Article 354 of the Federal Penal Code states, “Whoever commits rape on a female or sodomy with a male shall be punished by death.” While English translations of the Arabic text are in some dispute, it is generally felt that this is a prohibition against rape, and possibly consensual sodomy.
Name: United Arab Emirates
Population: 4621400
Capital: Abu Dhabi - Pop. 862000
Area: 83600 sq. km/ sq. miles
Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim
Status of Homosexuality: Illegal
Telephone Country Code: 971
Gay life in Dubai 2015
This may seem, at first glance, to be a contradiction. Homosexuals in a highly Muslim country? Of course this is an exaggerated and superficial observation. LGBT people are everywhere in every culture, including the United Arab Emirates.
Gay Life in UAE (United Arab Republic)
Introduction Very little LGBT news comes out of the Emirates gulf states because it is such a closeted culture, but the recent removal of an anti-gay video from YouTube, made in the United Arab Emirates, has evoked some dialogue around lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues in the Emirates. In this report, Dan Littauer of
