Comments on: Human rights group condemns Saudi Arabia for "cross-dressing" arrests http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12953.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:23:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Christina Engela http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12953.html/comment-page-1/#comment-59692 Christina Engela Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:17:18 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12953.html#comment-59692 This is precisely the reason why religion DOES NOT BELONG IN GOVERNMENT!!! This is precisely the reason why religion DOES NOT BELONG IN GOVERNMENT!!!

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]]> By: Abi1975 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12953.html/comment-page-1/#comment-59626 Abi1975 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:47:45 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-12953.html#comment-59626 Penalties in Saudi Arabia tend to be severe but arbitrary, depending on the judge's mood. In a case in 2000, involving nine young men accused of "dressing in women's clothes and engaging in deviant sexual behaviour", five of them were sentenced to six years in prison with 2,600 lashes (50 sessions of 52 lashes at fortnightly intervals), and the others to five years with 2,400 lashes (50 sessions of 48 lashes). It makes you wonder just how many LGBT people are imprisoned and being tortured in Saudi Arabia. Penalties in Saudi Arabia tend to be severe but arbitrary, depending on the judge's mood. In a case in 2000, involving nine young men accused of "dressing in women's clothes and engaging in deviant sexual behaviour", five of them were sentenced to six years in prison with 2,600 lashes (50 sessions of 52 lashes at fortnightly intervals), and the others to five years with 2,400 lashes (50 sessions of 48 lashes).

It makes you wonder just how many LGBT people are imprisoned and being tortured in Saudi Arabia.

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