The Lesbian Fate in the Arab World

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Though lesbian sex in the Middle East is mostly illegal, there is less evidence of official persecution than in the case of gay men. The possibility is still there, though. This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( January 2008) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Women's sexuality in ancient Mesopotamia is not well documented. Stephanie Lynn Budin, writing on love magic, argues that "there remains no evidence for lesbianism in this regard (or any other from Mesopotamia)." [2] However, there are at least two pieces of textual evidence for Mesopotamian lesbianism. [3] One is a divinatory text which mentions female same-sex activity, [4] while another, more explicit text remains unpublished. [5]

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Hello Sobat Ilyas! Kita pasti sering mendengar tentang lesbian atau homoseksual, namun bagaimana dengan lesbian Arab? Lesbian Arab adalah sebutan untuk kaum lesbian yang berasal dari negara-negara di Timur Tengah seperti Lebanon, Mesir, Yordania, dan lain sebagainya. Meskipun budaya dan agama di negara-negara tersebut cenderung konservatif, tetapi komunitas lesbian Arab tetap eksis dan berkembang. Kesulitan Hidup sebagai Lesbian Arab Meskipun masih banyak tantangan yang harus dihadapi, tetapi kaum lesbian Arab tetap memiliki harapan untuk masa depan yang lebih baik. Mereka berjuang untuk mendapatkan hak-hak yang sama dan menghapus stigma dan diskriminasi yang selama ini dihadapi. Dengan dukungan dari keluarga, komunitas, dan masyarakat, mereka yakin bisa meraih kebebasan dan kesetaraan. Kesimpulan citation needed]The lesbian love story between Iphis and Ianthe, in Book IX of Ovid's the Metamorphoses, is most vivid. When Iphis' mother becomes pregnant, her husband declares that he will kill the child if it is a girl. She bears a girl and attempts to conceal her sex by giving her a name that is of ambiguous gender: Iphis. When the "son" is thirteen, the father chooses a golden-haired maiden named Ianthe as the "boy's" bride. The love of the two girls is written sympathetically: Ottosson, Daniel (May 2009). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). p.23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-29 . Retrieved 2009-05-19.

Rowson, Everett K. (30 December 2012) [15 December 2004]. "HOMOSEXUALITY ii. IN ISLAMIC LAW". Encyclopædia Iranica. Vol.XII/4. New York: Columbia University. pp.441–445. ISSN 2330-4804. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013 . Retrieved 25 June 2021. Listed below are a few ally organizations that aim to help and support LGBT people in the Middle East. Other organizations with the same goal exist as well; however, these are the organizations that have made the most impact in the regions thus far. a b "Palestine". Human Dignity Trust. Archived from the original on October 31, 2023 . Retrieved November 1, 2023. Many Islamic rulers were known to engage in, or at least tolerate, homosexual activity. For instance, Umayyad Caliph Al-Walid II was said to enjoy " al-talawut", an Arabic word for sex with other men. Abu Nuwas, one of the most prominent Arab poets to extensively produce homoerotic works, did so under the tutelage and protection of Harun al-Rashid. Harun al-Rashid's successor, Al-Amin, rejected women and concubines, preferring eunuchs instead. [27] We will not stop anybody from coming and enjoying the football. But I also want everybody to come and understand and enjoy our culture. We welcome everybody, but also we expect and we want people to respect our culture", he said.Guppy, Shusha. " Veiled might of the harem.(American University Press)(Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World, 1500–1800) (Book review)" ( Archive only available to researchers and legal). Times Higher Education Supplement, June 9, 2006, Vol.0(1746), p.33(1). ISSN 0049-3929. Source: Cengage Learning, Inc. OutRight has a significant program in the organization called LBQ Connect which aims provide for support for "lesbian, bisexual and queer activism around the world." Due to the marginalization of women who identify as queer, bisexual or lesbian as well as trans and nonbinary people, the organization centers these people in their framework in effort to provide support and resources. OutRight seeks to challenge prejudice, violence and discrimination experienced by those who identify as LGBT throughout the world and providing these individuals with training and monetary resources to strengthen their skills and improve research. The research conducted influences changes in the LBQ program and overall advocacy agenda of the organization. [73]

Evidence of female homosexuality in the ancient Greek world is limited. [21] Most surviving sources from the classical period come from Athens, and they are without exception written by men. At least among these Athenian men, the discussion and depiction of female homosexual activity seems to have been taboo. [22] Kenneth Dover suggests that, due to the role played by the phallus in ancient Greek men's conceptions of sexuality, female homosexual love was not explicitly defined as a sexuality or category by the authors of surviving sources. [23]Similarly, some find evidence in Plutarch that Spartan women engaged in homosexual activities, although Plutarch wrote many centuries after classical Greece. In Plutarch's biography of Lycurgus of Sparta, part of his Parallel Lives, the author claims that older Spartan women formed relationships with girls that were similar to the erastes/ eromenos relationships that existed between some older and younger male Greeks. [30] Historian Sarah Pomeroy believes that Plutarch's depiction of homosexual relationships between Spartan women is plausible. For instance, Pomeroy argues that homosexual relationships between the girls would have "flourished" in the girls' choirs that performed the partheneia of Alcman. [31] However, as the marriage draws ever closer, Iphis recoils, calling her love "monstrous and unheard of". The goddess Isis hears the girl's moans and turns her into a boy.

Felony – Men can be sentenced to up to seven years of imprisonment under Article 193 of Kuwait's Penal Code for same-sex relations. In addition, an Old Assyrian text writes of two women, Ewanika and Adi-matum, who had a betrothal contract for their "daughter." It is possible that the father passed away, leaving the two women as widows. [9] Ancient Egypt [ edit ] Turak, Natasha. " 'We are very frustrated': World Cup teams in Qatar ax pro-LGBTQ armbands after FIFA threat". CNBC . Retrieved 2023-01-10. We should respect others’ attitudes as long as these attitudes do not harm us. Faghal has the right to live peacefully as she did not commit a crime and all people have the right to peacefully object her attitude,” she explained.For married women, lesbian activity can be a safe way of adding spice to their sex life. The typical Arab husband jealously guards his wife from the attentions of other men, but the possibility that she might be having a fling with another woman hardly ever occurs to him. The wife, in turn, has no need to account to her husband for time spent with women. He will be satisfied just to know she is not spending her time with men. A lesbian couple from Saudi Arabia have defied their home county’s strict laws against homosexuality by proudly declaring their love for each other on an Arabic TV show.