IRAN- A COUNTRY WITH AN ANTI-HOMOSEXUALS CAMPAIGN!

After researching about gay rights in the world, i came across some positive news and some negative ofcourse. Previously on my blog, i posted some articles about homosexuals in the middle east. They were not pretty articles what so ever. Unfortunately i came across more horrifying news about homosexuality in Iran. I wanted to share some of what i found as this blog is also focussing on how some Gay people are treated throughout the world and i want everybody to be aware of what is taking place in some of these countries, where human rights are not considered important. ( sorry about the picture but it helps people to see how inhumane these punishments are for just being gay!)


"According to Islamic law, homosexuality is a capital crime. The execution of two Iranian males in July and current allegations that two more Iranian men are on death row because they are gay has led to allegations of an anti-homosexual campaign in Iran. But homosexuality is just part of the laundry list of charges leveled against people caught up in the Iranian justice system, and in a country with such a reprehensible human rights record, the actual charges rarely have a connection with reality".



Mahmud Asgari (left) and Ayaz Marhoni before being publicly hanged on 9 July


..."According to some sources of Islamic law, Ismailian said, the punishments for homosexuality include being thrown from a mountain, immolation, or execution by sword..."



What do you guys think of this? Should religion such as islam grant away the choice of peoples partners and put them to death?



To find out more on this article click the following links-

http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2005/09/febbe245-8b6f-4d30-a77f-d0b40c23da05.html