http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2005/11/27/gay-men-in-the-united-arab-emirates-to-face-hormone-treatments-jail-time-and-lashing/ Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/2005/11/27/gay-men-in-the-united-arab-emirates-to-face-hormone-treatments-jail-time-and-lashing/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 daily dose of queer » Update on United Arab Emirates Arrests Mon, 13 Feb 2006 00:03:21 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofqueer.com/?p=730#comment-1339 [...] Back in November, I posted about the group of men who were arrested at a “mass homosexual wedding” in United Arab Emirates, where homosexual behavior is banned. News 24 reports today that a United Arab Emirates court has jailed twelve of the men (eleven were sentenced to five years in prison for homosexual behavior and one year for obscenity, one man was sentenced to one year in prison for obscenity) and acquitted another fourteen. Previous reports have stated that all all 26 men were jailed. [...] [...] Back in November, I posted about the group of men who were arrested at a “mass homosexual wedding” in United Arab Emirates, where homosexual behavior is banned. News 24 reports today that a United Arab Emirates court has jailed twelve of the men (eleven were sentenced to five years in prison for homosexual behavior and one year for obscenity, one man was sentenced to one year in prison for obscenity) and acquitted another fourteen. Previous reports have stated that all all 26 men were jailed. [...]

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