homosexuality
- World
Deported by US, gay Moroccan woman returns to hiding
Dakar: Being gay in Morocco is illegal and punishable by up to three years in prison. But it was the violence from her family that forced Farah, a 21-year-old gay woman, to…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man kills real-estate broker for money, chops body parts
Hyderabad: Three persons, including a woman were arrested in Khammam district of Telangana for allegedly murdering a 40-year-old man and chopping his body into pieces, police said on Thursday. The prime accused…
- Middle East
Iran summons Australian envoy over ‘Wear it Purple Day’ post
Iran has summoned Australia’s envoy to Iran, Ian McConville, over an Instagram post celebrating ‘Wear It Purple Day.’ Iran’s foreign ministry said the post was “disrespectful and contrary to Iranian and Islamic cultural norms”, according…
- Middle East
Iraq passes legislation criminalising homosexuality
Baghdad: The Iraqi Parliament has passed a law criminalising same-sex relations and vowing tough penalties against them in a decision that rights advocates decried as discriminating against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and…
- Middle East
Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’
Baghdad: Iraq has ordered a ban on the use of the word ‘homosexuality’ on all media platforms, reported CNN. The official media regulator of Iraq on Tuesday ordered all media and social…
