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"Before you make a move you have to think."
Samir occasionally goes to Saudi cafes known to be popular gay hangouts, but his public engagements stop there.
It's the perfect solution," says Samir, adding that he wouldn't mind a lesbian wife of his own.
For Samir, the dozens of emerging Web forums for gay Arab men are a freer alternative to the offline Saudi society. If you believe that any information on our website is inaccurate, you may bring this to our attention by e-mailing [email protected].
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How murder exposed Saudi prince's homosexual life
The prince, whose mother was one of 50 children of the late King Saud, paid for his 32-year-old manservant to fly around the world and stay in the best hotels. Eden was previously studying in the US. She said she struggled to continue transitioning as her family searched her belongings and monitored her closely, calling her “a freak” and “an abomination”.
2020
The US Department of State report found that due to societal conventions, LGBT organisations did not operate openly, and there were no LGBT advocacy events of any kind.
Societal stigma and the absence of LGBT organisations limits reporting of discrimination.
Law and Legal Developments
2016
Saudi Arabia objected to a UN Human Rights Council resolution that condemned the use of torture by law enforcement. But, for young Saudi men, contact with the opposite sex is extremely difficult so there might be a temptation to experiment before marriage," said Prof Gause, from the University of Vermont.
He said about 5,000 Saudi princes get a yearly stipend of about $200,000 (£126,000), but some were "fabulously wealthy".
Saudi Gay Scene: 'Forbidden, but I can't Help It'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, May 25, 2009 — -- For Samir*, a 34-year-old gay man living in Saudi Arabia, each day is a denial.
We want to be sure you know how and why we use your data. While in detention he was subjected to solitary confinement, beatings, and torture.
2019
In April, Saudi Arabia announced it had executed 37 men. Sentences include a maximum penalty of death by stoning.
The United Arab Emirates criminalises same-sex sexual activity between men and between women.
If individuals are engaging in such relationships online, judges and prosecutors utilize vague provisions of the country’s anti-cybercrime law that criminalize online activity impinging on ‘public order, religious values, public morals, and privacy.’”
2016
It was reported by a Saudi-based news outlet that as many as 35 cases had been brought against gay men for ‘obscene behaviour’ in the previous six months, as well as a number for ‘cross dressing’.
The maximum penalty under the law is the death penalty. It is not known under what law they were arrested, and whether they were prosecuted.
2017
According to the Human Rights Watch World Report: “Judges use principles of uncodified Islamic law to sanction people suspected of committing sexual relations outside marriage, including … homosexual sex.
The gender expression of trans people is also criminalised. No liability can be accepted for any use of the information in this website and/or links from it.
Over 60 countries still criminalise LGBT people. Under this framework, sex outside marriage is illegal. Sentences include a maximum penalty of death.
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The punishment varies depending on the circumstances: married men and interfaith sex are punished with the death penalty, while non-married men are punished with flogging. The objection was based on the fact that the resolution referenced a report by the Special Rapporteur on torture which included 65 references to sexual orientation, which Saudi Arabia claimed was being used to promote issues beyond the eradication of torture.
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Sharia Law
Saudi Arabia operates an uncodified criminal code based on Sharia law.
He says his mom would kill herself if she found out. But I know that I'm gay and I'm living as one, so I can't see a clear vision for the future."
Samir, like many gay men in the Arab world, guards his sexual orientation with a paranoid secrecy. Both men and women are criminalised under this law.
I know it's forbidden, but I can't help it," he tells ABC News, clearly conflicted.
"I pray to God to help me be straight, just to avoid hell.