Gay Dubai Underground and Slave Traffic from Kenya
Being gay in the Middle East is taboo. Friends have told me you can find gays in Dubai - the "bars" are very secretive and underground.
In the Emirates, while being openly gay is illegal, the community has blossomed in recent years. Mark, a gay Canadian man, said that “the community has increased dramatically and people are more willing, and accepting, of the LGBT community here.” - Still, I am not convinced.
Crackdowns in Arab countries against homosexuals is common and swift, with many countries employing the death penalty against convicted homosexuals.
Now, a new report published by Identity, a gay magazine in Kenya, reveals that gay Kenyan men are being trafficked into the Gulf as sex slaves for the wealthy.
The report alleges that gay and bisexual men are lured from university campuses – particularly from Kenyatta University – with promises of high-paying jobs and then transported to labor as sex workers for men in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia.
The publication interviewed one Kenyan victim who was promised a job in Qatar but ended up suffering sexual abuse.
Qatar specifically, has no laws against human trafficking, which has made cracking down on the practice nearly impossible.
While the elite and super wealthy want to be gay, that would go against their traditions. So instead they often marry and then hire escorts or do this kind of thing, to have their real desires met. It is a problem of society not opening up to the gay lifestyle and forcing it to the background. READ MORE.
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