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Gay Couple Publicly Flogged 80 Times in Indonesia for Having Consensual Sex

A gay couple were publicly flogged in the Aceh province of Indonesia earlier today. The two men were flogged 80 times for having gay sex, which is forbidden under local Muslim law. In total, 15 people were publicly punished for “inappropriate behaviour,” including infractions such as drinking or selling alcohol and showing affection in public. While Indonesia has the biggest Muslim population in the world, the Aceh province is the only province in the country to implement Sharia law.The province officials pledged to stop public demonstrations of the practice after another case of public flogging drew international outrage last year, however, […]

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Gay Couple Stabbed Repeatedly for Holding Hands in Denver

A Denver gay couple was stabbed multiple times because they were holding hands. Gabriel Roman and his boyfriend Christopher Huizar were enjoying a night out with friends when they were approached by a man yelling homophobic slurs at them just after midnight on Sunday, they claim. In a matter of seconds, the man repeatedly stabbed both men as they tried to to run to safety. They were left with serious injuries. Huizar thinks the attack was triggered by the fact he and Roman were holding hands. “There was blood everywhere, like so much blood,” he said. According to Fox31, the pair were […]