A year or so ago a 18 year old and 20 year old man were hanged in Iran for having sex.

As far as castration goes, it's against the Quoran, and most of the gay men flock to Saudi Arbria, and Kuwait and Bahrain, where the US Navy 5th fleet is stationed at.

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If it is against the Qur'an to castrate a male then why is so highly mentioned in many of there stories?

I have seen similar documentaries on TV re the way Iranians deal with what they consider to be sexual intransigence. According to this report it is a hanging offence for any young girl to be seen in a car with a male not a relative. In this case a 16 year old girl who was a bit of a teen age rebel was just hanged - no trial no warning. She was blindfolded and didn't know what was happening until she was hoisted off the ground. The family did not know it was happening either until it was all over.

On the same program it was mentioned that two young gay men had met the same fate. In Iran they just use a crane to hoist the victim off the ground and leave them to strangle. In the doco I saw there was an avid crowd cheering it all on. I realise that the press sometime exaggerates these things for effect but I beleive that this was real. I don't think you could fake the cheering crowd.

When Iran's President said at Columbia University they don't have homosexuals the way we do in the United States, Fox internet news published seven pictures of two young and good looking men, eighteen years old or so, getting hung for their homosexuality. A sad sad day for all. They didn't deserve what they got. We lost two fine young people to a world terrorist who doesn't understand or sanctify people's personal needs.

Imagine President Nut Job of Iran picked you out to have sex with! Think how afraid you be knowing that when he is done with you your neck will stretch. I am not saying he is gay, or is not gay.

It is funny, there have been news stories about gays being tortured and hung in Iran for years now, but it took a Q and A session with President Nut Job to bring in to the spot light.

How long that spot light will stay is unknown, but if everyone would write to the President Bush. congress and the media about the issue it would continue to get the spot light....otherwise the light will move on.

Senator Craig has volunteered to sniff out any gays that they might have missed in Iran. He's just the MAN to do it. he's NOT gay, he just likes to buttf&&k men.

Although its not morally right what is done in Iran, by western standards. For the Persian morals this is a correct approach. Homosexuality does not occur in persian states. I am aware that it does but its hidden and for thier culture this is how it should be approached for them. The to young homosexuals that were hanged were probably very out, which is not accepted in their countries values. We may not agree with them, but we have no right to enforce our beliefs on them

According to PlanetOut.com Nut Job's website has taken out any reference to homosexuality and womens rights. They also say that not all media in Iran edited his comments, and apparently the official news channel aired the video unedited one time.

Planet Out Article (http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?2007/09/26/4)

You know what is scary? Just how similar our hard line conservatives are to those that run Iran. Think of this take out the references to Iran and I am a nut job president, and put in references to American conservatives and Christianity...pretty similar....that should send a shiver down your back!

It just occurred to me the Iran may not be the only place gay people are not welcome, like most of the Christian Churches and the US Military, to name a couple. If your thinking hey wait, thats totally different, I say to you this. I know many Gay Christians and none of them are allowed to go to church because of what they are. Yep, Christians who believe in Jesus "the other one" that are forgiven of all there sins (how wonderful) which gives them the right to point the finger at others who believe different, and to those that don't measure up to there standards of perfect in there eyes, I don't think they asked god what he thinks, hell hes been on vacation for years.

Iran is now the great evil, just ask Washington but are they really and if so what should be done?

First we have this thing called the UN, anything done to Iran must be done by the UN, not the US. If we are so concerned about human rights then why as Sag said are we not in Africa? Answer they dont have oil and there black. I hope you find offence with what I just said, I offer as proof New Orleans. We talk about the bad guys in Iran and how they want to take over the world, when all they are is a bunch of hot heads out to make trouble, they even look allot like a group we have that wares white sheets, going out to purify the world. The idea is not new, its just in a different package.

Every time I hear our government pointing out some new bad guy that we need to go take care of I start getting this itch. It always happens when I someone is pointing one way so you don't look the other. This government has done a real good job of pointing the finger over there (Iraq) which makes me wonder whats really been going on over here. We have lost many freedoms, we gave them up gladly for a little safety, I wonder if we really deserved them anyway?

sigh

River

ukeunuch (imported) wrote: Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:08 pm Although its not morally right what is done in Iran, by western standards. For the Persian morals this is a correct approach. Homosexuality does not occur in persian states. I am aware that it does but its hidden and for thier culture this is how it should be approached for them. The to young homosexuals that were hanged were probably very out, which is not accepted in their countries values. We may not agree with them, but we have no right to enforce our beliefs on them

In this country slavery was once considered not only morally acceptable but the right ting to do for the sake of the slaves. This was all supported by people, who were interoperating the Bible in a way we now see as wrong.

The people of England realized the slave trade was wrong and condemned it. The words of "Amazing Grace" were written by an English abolitionist. England outlawed the slave trade, and eventually so did America. It finally took a civil war to wipe it out completely.

No England did not enforce their enforce their beliefs on us, but their condemnation of slavery did have an effect. It is a lesson I am sorry to say we here in this country seem to be learning the hard way in Iraq.

It is far better to lead by example than to enforce your cultural point of view by the barrel of a gun.

I condemn the hangings of gays and lesbians in Iran, or any where else, what ever justification there may be in the Koran or any other dusty old book.