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Amendments to anti-prostitution law also enable courts to sentence trans people to three years in prison

Iraq’s parliament has passed a bill making same-sex relations punishable by up to 15 years in prison, in a move condemned as an “attack on human rights”.

Transgender people will also be sentenced to three years in jail under the amendments to a 1988 anti-prostitution law, which were adopted during a session attended by 170 out of 329 lawmakers on Saturday.

A previous draft had proposed capital punishment for same-sex relations, in what campaigners had called a “dangerous” escalation. The new amendments enable courts to sentence people to between 10 and 15 years in prison, according to the document seen by AFP, in a country where gay and transgender people already face frequent attacks and discrimination.

They also set a minimum seven-year prison term for “promoting” same-sex relations and a sentence ranging from one to three years for men who “intentionally” act like women.

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[–] Shalakushka@kbin.social 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Iraq independently passes shitty law

This is all America's fault even though they aren't there and have nothing to do with it

Surely if left to their own devices, a woman and LGBT friendly paradise would be there

America Bad even when an independent country makes its own decision somehow

You realize that by reducing all political activity in Iraq to the invasion of Iraq, you are posing the Iraqi people as puppets with no will of their own?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So that I don't repeat myself, see this reply: https://lemmy.world/comment/9699031

Homosexuality was legal in Iraq while Saddam was in power.

Edit: re your edit-

You realize that by reducing all political activity in Iraq to the invasion of Iraq, you are posing the Iraqi people as puppets with no will of their own?

No, but I am saying their will isn't being represented. Because it isn't.

https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/10/iraqi-elections-still-do-not-deliver-democracy