Homosexuality in Bahrain

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Geographical location of Bahrain

In Bahrain, homosexuality is largely taboo.

Laws

Homosexual acts have been banned in Bahrain since the introduction of British colonial law in 1956 . Regardless of gender, homosexual acts were punished with imprisonment . In 1976 the Bahrain Criminal Code was revised. There is no longer any express prohibition against homosexual acts. Nonetheless, “ rubber paragraphs ” are still used to impose prison sentences. Laws to protect against discrimination of sexual orientation do not exist in Bahrain. There is no legal recognition of same-sex marriages or same-sex civil partnerships .

Social situation

In Bahrain, homosexual people are being pushed underground . In 2002, 2000 Filipino migrant workers were forced to leave the country after a raid on allegedly gay-oriented shops . In February 2011, 127 people were arrested at a gay party. The majority of those arrested come from neighboring Gulf states who either came to Bahrain for the party or worked in the country.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Queer.de: 127 people arrested at a party
  2. ↑ F-Law: Archive (Arabic)
  3. ↑ ILGA: State Sponsored Homophobia ( Memento of the original from January 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF document; 717 kB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / ilga.org
  4. ^ Brian Whitaker: Unspeakable Love: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Middle East. University of California Press, 2006, ISBN 0520250176 . P. 140