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Region | Dubai |
Issue | Homosexual activity |
Status | Illegal (death penalty as punishment) |
Start Date | (unknown) |
End Date | (none) |
Description | Homosexuality is punishable by death in this region. |
Sources |
Reports (5)
- Newer law has been passed
- Date is incorrect "Death sentence may be a result, however it's not always the case as the minimum sentence is 6 months imprisonment."
- Newer law has been passed "as i feel like every country should have lgbtq rights since we should allow people to love whoever they want and death as a punishment is truly unecessary. "
- Status is not correct
- Status is not correct "This has never happened in the UAE. Many people are outwardly gay"
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