Gays in Iraq fear for their lives

[deadparrot]

"I don't want to be gay anymore. When I go out to buy bread, I'm afraid. When the doorbell rings, I think that they have come for me."

That is the fear that haunts Hussein, and other gay men in Iraq.

They say that since the US-led invasion, gays are being killed because of their sexual orientation.

They blame the increase in violence on the growing influence of religious figures and militia groups in Iraq since Saddam Hussein was ousted.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4915172.stm

[MrSlayer]

1. Yes, but freedom is reigning.

It's on the march, it's turned the corner. Great job Chimpy!

[EFerrari]

2. Kick & Rec

:(

[Deja Q]

3. If I ultimately had a choice, I'd turn straight too.

[BlackHeart]

4. This is a bit of a surprise

I wouldn't have thought that Iraq was gay friendly under Saddam.

[Robbien]

5. Everyone in Iraq fears for their lives these days

Gays could be killed for many reasons there, sexual preference being only one of them.

[Charlie Brown]

6. freepers finally have a reason to cheer on the insurgents

This plight will be ignored by the US, and swept under the rug by the new Iraqi "government."

[johnnypneumatic]

7. gays in america also fear for their lives at times

from average republicans to extreme right radical clerics, in america the anti-gay rhetoric encourages an incitement to violence, and also causes things such as teen suicides