Iran: Same sex marriage

**Oaty** · 09-14-2006, 21:30

Funny how they beat most western countries to it.

Link

To sum up the 2 articles, 1 from the guardian and the other from the New York Times, They still discriminate on homosexuality, but if they've had a gender bender operation, they can be issued new birth certifacates and allowed to marry. Also stated is that there are higher cases of sexual reorientation surgey for 2 main facts, this allows people to pursue the sex of thier choice in a legal way and is the number 1 place to go in the muslim world as it is outlawed in every or just about every muslim country. They still are shunned socially in most cases but politically they have given them rights.
Both these articles are both over a year old and dont know if it made it into the same sex marriage debates or not as I'm not heavily involed in backroom. Just found it rather interesting as it is Iran that allowed this.

**Crazed Rabbit** · 09-14-2006, 21:39

Well, Navaros won't like them anymore.

Crazed Rabbit

**Dâriûsh** · 09-14-2006, 22:19

It's been like that for a long time. Actually, I wonder if it is another leftover from the days of wise Darth Khomeini.

**doc_bean** · 09-14-2006, 22:42

It's the same in the US. People can get married to the same birth sex if they just have a legal sex.

**Xiahou** · 09-15-2006, 01:40

Originally Posted by Crazed Rabbit

Well, Navaros won't like them anymore.

Speaking of which- should this go under the "Good news in Iran" thread?

**Samurai Waki** · 09-15-2006, 05:15

I sometimes wonder about the obvious paradox in Sharia law.

Mullah: Praise be Allah! Morality and Conservatism For all!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Mullah: Homosexuals are evil by nature and deserve to be destroyed!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Mullah: Butt Sex with 12 year old boys for all...as long as it's not consentual!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....wait...what?
Mullah: The Crowds Turning Get the AK-47s and Tear Gas!

**Vladimir** · 09-15-2006, 14:05

Originally Posted by Wakizashi

I sometimes wonder about the obvious paradox in Sharia law.

Mullah: Praise be Allah! Morality and Conservatism For all!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Mullah: Homosexuals are evil by nature and deserve to be destroyed!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Mullah: Butt Sex with 12 year old boys for all...as long as it's not consentual!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....wait...what?
Mullah: The Crowds Turning Get the AK-47s and Tear Gas!

Strange; I though that rump riding was commonplace in more desolate places like Afganistan.

**lancelot** · 09-15-2006, 15:36

Originally Posted by Wakizashi

I sometimes wonder about the obvious paradox in Sharia law.

Mullah: Praise be Allah! Morality and Conservatism For all!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!
Mullah: Homosexuals are evil by nature and deserve to be destroyed!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay
Mullah: Butt Sex with 12 year old boys for all...as long as it's not consentual!
Crowd: Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay....wait...what?
Mullah: The Crowds Turning Get the AK-47s and Tear Gas!

I heard from a mate who went to Egypt that apprently 2 dudes isnt considered as contrary to Islamic law as long as they dont love each other...as long as its just about getting your freak on, then its all good...apprently...

**Vladimir** · 09-15-2006, 16:46

Originally Posted by lancelot

I heard from a mate who went to Egypt that apprently 2 dudes isnt considered as contrary to Islamic law as long as they dont love each other...as long as its just about getting your freak on, then its all good...apprently...

I read that same thing about ancient Greeks in the Monestary. You can have all the rough rump lovin' all you want but you can't enjoy it.

**spmetla** · 09-15-2006, 18:45

From the Iraqi security guards I worked with a fair bit (not all thankfully) firmly believed that men are for pleasure while women are for reproduction.