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UAE: Hormone treatment for gay men
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UAE: Hormone treatment for gay men
Tuesday, November 29, 2005 Posted: 1140 GMT (1940 HKT)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Reuters) -- Men arrested at what a United Arab Emirates official said appeared to be a gay wedding are to be given hormone therapy, officials said on Tuesday.
The U.S. State Department condemned the forced medical treatment of gay couples in the Muslim Gulf Arab state and called on the UAE to comply with international legal standards.
Police raided a hotel earlier this month where 26 homosexuals of Asian, Arab and UAE origin were at a party. At least 12 were dressed in women's clothes and wearing makeup at what an official said appeared to be a wedding celebration.
Colonel Najm al-Sayar told Reuters the foreigners were likely to be deported while the locals, who are being held in the capital Abu Dhabi, would undergo hormonal therapy -- most likely induced testosterone.
"They will be given psychological, medical and sociological treatment. Some of them will be given male hormones because some actually took female hormones," Sayar said.
"This kind of behavior is immoral in our society and so we must address the issue."
Homosexuality is forbidden by law in most Arab states.
In Washington, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said: "The United States condemns the arrest of a dozen same-sex couples in the United Arab Emirates and a statement by the Interior Ministry spokesman that they will be subjected to government-ordered hormone and psychological treatment.
"The arrest of these individuals is part of a string of recent group arrests of homosexuals in the UAE. We call on the government of the United Arab Emirates to immediately stop any ordered hormone and psychological treatment and to comply with the standards of international law."
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http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/m...reut/index.html
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| Stingray |
| Are they gonna sue The Simpsons too? |
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| malek |
| who cares right? they have tall buildings! |
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| El Kay Dee |
:stongue: :stongue:
good ol' Emirates |
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| MarkT |
stories such as these do nothing to dismiss the moral superiority complex of Western nations...nations who view Arab countries as "backwards" and lagging behind on issues of human rights.
how ignorant are authorities in the UAE to believe that testosterone-based hormone therapy is going to be an effective "treatment" for homosexuality?
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| Wurm |
This reminds me of the Egyptian party boat case.
How could one not predict the backlash by one's own community?
I could maybe understand the foreigners being out of touch, but not the locals.a It's one thing to proclaim your queerness, but another to risk forced medication. |
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| SPANIARD |
But the real question is.........
Will this effect the purchase of any more Beckham suites in the city?:( |
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| bass drive |
| quote: | In Washington, State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said: "The United States condemns the arrest of a dozen same-sex couples in the United Arab Emirates....
"We call on the government of the United Arab Emirates to immediately stop any ordered hormone and psychological treatment and to comply with the standards of international law." |
lol
god bless the humanitarian US government |
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| Tygon |
FINALLY there's a cure for "The Gay"!!! Who knows.. maybe cancer next???
[BEWARE THE HOMOSEXUAL!!!]
seriously tho... did we just step in a time machine and go back 60 years?? This article is rediculous... :rolleyes: |
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| EvilTree |
^You're trying to visualize the world from a first world, western perspective.
To many civilizations around the world, homosexuality is a weird thing. (Then again, we'd think stuff like eating camels weird too) |
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