Kuwait
- Statute: Article 193
- Penalty: 7 years
Statute
From International
Lesbian and Gay Association
Article 193 of the Penal Code punishes sexual intercourse between men over 21
years of age with imprisonment of up of to seven years. (Schmitt and Soefer
– "Sexuality and Eroticism among Males in Moslem Societies")
[the Pink Book says that "Homosexual behaviour is illegal. Islamic
laws are applied against homosexuality." However Soefer's research would
seem more authoritative, and as we have no reports of any legal changes
between his research, and the date of the Pink Book, we rely on his
information for the time being]
19.12.96: Kuwaiti police arrested 7 gay Filipino hairdressers and jailed
them prior to deportation.
"The presence of gays and their actions cannot be tolerated" a
police official said, according to the Philippine Embassy. The official also
charged that the hairdressers had used their salons as a front for
"massage services" the embassy said. (RW/2605)
News
- Good Conduct Pledge Frees Kuwaiti in 'Rape' of Transvestite - Arab
Times, November 21, 2006
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