Shariah Law
-
Shariah court sentences gay lovers to public caning
Wednesday, May 17, 2017One of the men wept as his sentence was read out and pleaded for leniency. -
Beverly Hills condemns Brunei over new penal code; hotel boycott grows
Wednesday, May 7, 2014BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Beverly Hills officials have condemned Brunei's strict new Islamic criminal laws and want its government to separate itself from the Beverly Hills Hotel. -
Brunei embraces strict Islamic laws, calls for death by stoning for sodomy
Thursday, May 1, 2014BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei — Brunei on Thursday embraced a form of Islamic Shariah criminal law that includes harsh penalties, a move slammed by international rights group as a step backward for human rights.
Further Reading
Two steps back & one step forward for gays in Asia this week
Shariah court sentences gay lovers to public caning
UK could posthumously pardon over 100,000 sodomy convictions
Two men jailed for being gay in a country with no sodomy laws
It's still illegal to be gay in Texas but one lawmaker wants to change that
Follow Us
LGBTQ Pride
-
A Trump hotel was lit up in rainbow colors for pride (but not for long) -
Minneapolis’ lesbian police chief is mad cops won’t have big role in pride parade -
Cincinnati names street after Jim Obergefell & his deceased husband, John Arthur -
DOJ honoring student & lawyers fighting for trans rights to rebuke Trump admin
