Homosexuality in Brunei

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Geographical location of Brunei

Homosexuality is illegal in Brunei and is punished by stoning for men and up to 10 years in prison or 40 lashes for women. In general, in Islam , homosexuality is considered to be “illegitimate sexual intercourse” according to a conservative interpretation .

Penalties for homosexual acts

In 2014, as part of the approximation of law in Brunei to the Sharia, the death penalty was introduced . After the introduction of Sharia law in Brunei, a distinction was made between Muslims and non-Muslims. Muslims had to expect a stoning (death penalty), non-Muslims could face a sentence of up to 10 years in prison.

On April 3, 2019, the legislation was tightened further, so that from this point in time the death penalty generally applies to sex between men or women. Chastisements with a stick or stoning are also possible. After international criticism of this decision, Brunei defended its decision in a letter to the European Parliament and called for "respect and understanding" for the tightening of criminal law.

LGBT situation

Homosexuality is secretly lived out in Brunei. The University of Brunei Darussalam was only able to find 29 homosexuals for a study of homosexuality in Brunei, including several foreigners.

Society is considered transphobic . Name changes, crossdressing and gender reassignment are prohibited by law. On March 11, 2015, a transgender woman was fined 1000 Brunei dollars under Sharia law for wearing women's clothes.

Reactions

Minorities such as Christians, Buddhists and homosexuals were urged to keep a low profile because any act that could "pollute" Islam would be severely punished. George Clooney called for a boycott of hotels in the Dorchester Collection , which is owned by the Sultanate's sovereign wealth fund. Many celebrities joined the boycott, including Ellen DeGeneres and Elton John .

The UN sharply criticized the practice of stoning in 2014 after the introduction of Sharia law. Navi Pillay saw it as a violation of international law . Amnesty International condemned the new legislation from 2019 and urged Brunei to renounce such "inhuman punishments".

In its travel advice, the German Foreign Office recommended all Brunei visitors to take note of the new regulations. The Ambassador of Brunei, Rakiah Hj Abd Lamit, was also called in. There are also demands to revoke the 1998 Federal Cross of Merit from the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah .

Individual evidence

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