Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
1 year, 4 months ago

Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’

The Hindu  

Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the Arab state not to use the term ‘homosexuality’ and instead to say ‘sexual deviance,’ a government spokesperson said and a document from the regulator shows. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission document said that the use of the term ‘gender’ was also banned. not to use the term 'homosexuality' and to use the correct term 'sexual deviance'," the Arabic-language statement said. Iraq does not explicitly criminalise gay sex but loosely defined morality clauses in its penal code have been used to target members of the LGBT community.

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Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Passage of harsh anti-LGBTQ+ law in Iraq draws diplomatic backlash

Associated Press  

BAGHDAD — Human rights groups and diplomats criticized a law that was quietly passed by the Iraqi parliament over the weekend that would impose heavy prison sentences on gay and transgender people. U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a statement that the law passed Saturday “threatens those most at risk in Iraqi society” and “can be used to …

Iraq criminalises same-sex relations with 10-15 years’ jail term
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Iraq criminalises same-sex relations with 10-15 years’ jail term

The Hindu  

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