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[–] Yliaster@lemmy.world 0 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

It really is, actually.

There are no Muslim countries where homosexuality is legal, or where gay marriage is established.

The listing here is absurd and demonstrably false.

Egypt for example does not consider homosexuality legal.

You can visit the page and scroll down for individual logs, laws, dates, and events etc yourself if you want to see a detailed deconstruction of precisely how the legal system there works against queer people if you're not convinced.

Equaldex is a better resource than Wikipedia for this and gives you a more detailed breakdown of the respective countries.

For Jordan, also:

Homosexual activity has been legal in Jordan since 1951, however, the Penal Code includes vague provisions around "morality" and "indecent acts" that could be used to target LGBTQ+ people. In 2014, for example, Jordan authorities arrested 10 gay men and women who were holding a reception at a party hall. A security official said it was to "prevent a disturbance of the peace" but did not elaborate.

Lebanon has ambiguous laws, it's not "legal". It is also illegal in Iraq.

For Bahrain:

there has been documented cases of arrests being made towards homosexual people on virtue of them being homosexuals

My source is Equaldex for the aforementioned claims.

"Middle East" ≠ Muslim countries.

Turkey is a secular state, it does not have Islam as state law. Israel is a Jewish country. Cyprus is a Christian country.

The fact that they accomplished separation of church and state on such a wide scale is impressive in its own right. Good luck trying to achieve that in Muslim countries (note: Muslim, not "middle eastern").

Furthermore, I would also add that you do not account for (1) the lack of legal protections against discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, and (2) extrajudiciary killings, which are enabled by problem (1), as well as (3) the degree of stigma and discrimination in these countries cause suicide amongst queer populations.

There are Christian countries that have legal protections against discrimination on sexual orientation, and thus limit/protect against extrajudiciary killings. You cannot say the same about Muslim countries. I would like examples if arguing otherwise.