LGBTQI Rights in the Middle East and North Africa

Autor:	Serena Tolino
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	media_common.quotation_subject 300 Social sciences sociology & anthropology 290 Other religions film.subject Sodomy Transsexual film Sharia Political science Law Criminal law Queer 200 Religion Male prostitution Homosexuality Lesbian 360 Social problems & social services media_common
Zdroj:	The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of the Middle East ISBN: 9780190087470 Serena Tolino
DOI:	10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190087470.013.28
Popis:	This chapter presents an overview of LGBTQI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer, intersexual) rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, focusing in particular on three case studies: Egypt, Lebanon, and Tunisia. After a general introduction on LGBTQI rights in the MENA region, the chapter addresses the issue of Islamic law and homosexuality. It then focuses on anti-homosexuality laws in these three countries, their history and their implementation, showing how each country has a different approach to homosexuality. The Lebanese Penal Code, for example, has an article criminalizing “any sexual act against nature,” while the Tunisian Penal Code has an article criminalizing liwat (sodomy) and sihaq (tribadism). The Egyptian Penal Code does not criminalize specifically homosexuality. However, a law against “male prostitution” is applied to punish gay men. Finally, the chapter looks at LGBTQI organizations in these three countries.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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