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  • Wearwhite: Homosexual Propaganda Distorts The Truth In Islam

    Wearwhite: Homosexual Propaganda Distorts The Truth In Islam

    – The writer of “Why Does Gay Sex Scare Modern Muslims?” conflates the clear teachings of Islam with the actions of some Muslims. This is what Islamophobes do all the time too.

    – To the author Truth is true only when it conforms to the demands of the context, no matter what the context is.To him if Muslims want to be accepted in Europe, Islam must not reject Homosexuality. This is to say that truth is nothing but the product of the context and is subservient to it. In Islam, what is real (reality) is not necessarily true. It is truth that must be made into reality, not the other way round. We should not confuse what is with what ought.

    – Fundamentalism in the sense that we should return to the fundamentals of Islam is nothing but good.

    – When God said he created this for that purpose, this is what Muslims mean by natural, any kind of action that strayed away from that purpose is considered as an unnatural act, a transgression. Therefore, the very act of consciously turning away from the opposite sex for the same sex to satisfy one’s sexual need – in any way – is explicitly prohibited in The Quran :

    “Of all the creatures in the world, you approach the males? And leave those whom Allah has created for you to be your mates? Nay, you are a people of transgression.” (Quran 26:165-166)

    How explicit than this do you want the Quran to be?

    – The verses quoted above is enough to debunk the “rape theory”.

    – Yes, The Quran does not condemn those men who are not in need of women (24:31), but the Quran also does not say that they are in need of men or sanction homosexuality. This is a clear fallacy of Non Sequitur.

    – The author seems to necessitate sex in a love relationship between men, with his logic all men who love their fellow men passionately must be homosexuals, to stretch this faulty logic further, it will not be wrong to say that when there is love between a father and his daughter the relationship must be incestuous.

    – Linking conservatism with ISIS’ atrocities is a clear example of slippery slope.

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    We know that such brittle articles will keep on coming, because if your position is weak, you have nothing to strengthen it with but repetition and paraphrasing.

     

    Source: Wearwhite

  • AWARE: Legal, Societal Discrimination Leaves LGBT People Vulnerable To Abuse

    AWARE: Legal, Societal Discrimination Leaves LGBT People Vulnerable To Abuse

    I read with dismay that a man extorted large sums from a male teacher by threatening to reveal their sexual relationship to the Ministry of Education and the teacher’s school (“Man pleads guilty to extorting S$197k, gifts from male teacher he had tryst with”, TODAYonline, Jan 12).

    These criminal acts were carried out by an unscrupulous individual. But he was enabled by the atmosphere of secrecy that our society has collectively imposed on LGBT people.

    While any married person might fear exposure of adultery, the teacher in this case faced further vulnerability because of the legal, societal and institutional discrimination that treats same-sex relationships as invalid and shameful.

    Section 377A of the Penal Code stigmatises sexual activity between men, LGBT people are not protected against employment discrimination, and same-sex relationships are routinely censored from media representation.

    As long as we demand that these relationships stay furtive, the people in them will remain vulnerable to abuse.

    Indeed, the prevalence of sexual blackmail was cited by British parliamentarians in the 1960s as one reason for decriminalising homosexuality.

    The experience of the Sexual Assault Care Centre (SACC) at the Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) reveals a similar disturbing issue: Section 377A can discourage some men from reporting sexual violence against them to the police.

    They fear that in describing the sexual assault or their interactions with their attackers, they will reveal that they have, themselves, violated Section 377A, and thus be, themselves, subject to police investigation.

    Most people face great social and emotional barriers to reporting sexual assault.

    For some, Section 377A adds the fear that the authorities will treat them not as the victim of a crime, but as a perpetrator.

    The Government’s position that the law will not be proactively enforced does not adequately allay this concern.

    Individuals are understandably nervous about whether such a stand will truly override the weight of the written law, which plainly says they have committed a crime.

    Moreover, for someone who has faced a potentially traumatic sexual assault, even if he is not subsequently prosecuted, the prospect of police investigations for an alleged crime can be enough to deter reporting.

    His attacker is, therefore, never held to account.

    The extortion case and SACC’s experiences show some of the great human costs of a supposed moral stance against homosexuality.

    As long as our society continues to discriminate against LGBT people, we will aid and abet their abuse.

    The opinion by Jolene Tan, Programmes and Communications Senior Manager, Association of Women for Action and Research, was published in Voices, Today, on 19 Jan 2015.

    Source: www.todayonline.com

     

     

  • Gay Man Extorts $197,000 From Gay MOE Teacher After Tryst

    Gay Man Extorts $197,000 From Gay MOE Teacher After Tryst

    A 35-year-old man pleaded guilty today (Jan 12) to extorting S$197,000 in cash and other luxury goods from an older male teacher he had an affair with, by threatening to expose their trysts to the Education Ministry (MOE) and his victim’s school.

    Ng Hian Gee Vincent faces up to seven years’ jail and caning for one count of extortion. Seven similar charges will be taken into consideration when he is sentenced on Feb 15.

    Pressing for a jail term of at least four years and three to four strokes of the cane, deputy public prosecutor said the 45-year-old victim — who cannot be named due to a gag order — had suffered for about six months and his “entire life savings… gouged out by Ng”.

    After they met through an online web portal TREVVY in late August 2013, the victim invited Ng, who is married, to his house where they engaged in homosexual acts, a district court heard. According to its website, TREVVY was set up in March 1999 to connect the gay community in Singapore.

    However, the victim later asked Ng to leave as he felt uncomfortable.

    When he found out through the internet that the victim was a teacher, Ng started to blackmail him, demanded large amounts of money as “compensation” and threatened to report their relationship to authorities.

    Fearing for his reputation and job security, the victim succumbed to Ng’s threats, which persisted from September 2013 to March the next year. The court heard that Ng had succeeded in demanding, among other things, cash amounting to S$197,000 and luxury goods worth S$51,900 — including one gold pendant, one Rolex watch, one gold chain and four Chanel bags — from the victim.

    The victim made a police report only in March 2014, when he was “at his wit’s end”, said DPP Wuan.

    As Ng had gambled away the bulk of his money, he was only able to provide restitution of S$24,000 to date. He has also returned the Rolex watch, gold chain and gold pendant to the victim.

    Urging the court not to treat Ng as a first-time offender despite his clean record, DPP Wuan said the offences are aggravated by Ng’s recalcitrance.

    “Not satisfied with his ill-gotten gains when he first committed the offence, he continued to torment the victim in order to satiate his desire to gamble. An enhanced sentence is therefore warranted due to (Ng’s) recalcitrance,” he charged, adding that deterrence should be the foremost sentencing consideration in this case.

    Ng’s lawyer James Ow Yong asked for his sentence to be deferred till after the upcoming festive period so that Ng can “spend the final Chinese New Year with his mother before the inevitable”. Ng’s mother was admitted to the hospital on Jan 10 and is critically ill, the court was told.

    In mitigation, Mr Ow Yong said Ng committed the offences under “frailty of (his) state of mind” due to his failed attempt at a relationship.

    In response, DPP Ng said “frailty of mind” is no excuse for Ng’s offences, which persisted over a long time period.

    “It is trite law that personal financial hardship and ill health are not mitigating factors except in exceptional circumstances. This is no such case,” he added.

    Ng, who is unemployed, is out on a bail of S$20,000.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com

  • Gay, Atheist International Student From Malaysia Disowned By Family

    Gay, Atheist International Student From Malaysia Disowned By Family

    A University of Winnipeg international student is turning to the kindness of strangers to help him stay in Canada.

    On a GoFundMe page, Hazim Ismail wrote because he is gay and atheist he has been disowned and funding for his education has been cut off.

    Ismail is from Malaysia, a country where sodomy is considered a criminal offense.

    In order to stay in Canada and keep his immigration status, Ismail says he needs to stay enrolled in three classes per term.

    On Monday morning, the psychology student reached his $5,000 goal covering the minimum amount to stay a student at U of W.

    He says he is very grateful for the outpouring of support from the Winnipeg community.

    The University of Winnipeg issued a statement about Hazim. It reads:

    “Hazim is both courageous and resourceful and we are proud to have him as our student. We have been monitoring his GoFundMe campaign and we will ensure, if needed, that he is able to complete his winter term here.”

    Ismail says he doesn’t know what the future holds, but he’s decided to concentrate on his upcoming exams and take it from there.

     

    Source: http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca

  • Malay Gay Couple Show Public Display Of Affection On Train

    Malay Gay Couple Show Public Display Of Affection On Train

    Lately on my way back home in the train, from Orchard to the northern side of singapore, ive been seeing this very open gay couple.

    2 young malay guys, very slim and pretty tanned. U guys hold hands and hug each other in the train. Acting like how any other hetrosexual couple.

    I applaud for both your braveness to be very open. This is what every other gay couple are looking forward to. Making it more like a norm.

    On Monday, you guys were quarrelling with each other. I find that pretty cute. Its not like everyday u get to see gay couple on the street and what more arguing with each other. Im not saying that u guys are a nuisance and should quarrel more but it makes me happy seeing u guys together.

    im like aww… look at them.. gay couple.. arguing.. soo cute…

    There was a lady beside me with her boyfriend. The boyfriend was looking at you guys and giving that kinda disgusted look but the lady was saying ‘they are quarrelling but that makes them a stronger couple’. Zero homosexual comment. She even jokingly said to her boyfriend, ‘stop staring at them with that look or else im not gonna talk to you!’

    It warms my heart to hear that. Just sharing some stuff… Cheers!

     

    Source: GLBT Voices Singapore