I wrote this in 2014 but I didn't publish it back then.
Two things you don't want to be while
living in the Muslim world: gay and atheist. The consequences for being either
or both can be severe, and may include ostracization, imprisonment, and even death.
For though many conveniently ignore major parts of their religion, almost no
one denies the existence of God or believes in gay rights. And they have zero
tolerance for those who do.
We were once again reminded of this last
month in Egypt, when the new "secular" government publicly declared
war on both groups of people. Authorities arrested four men at a party for
engaging in homosexual acts. Three of them were sentenced to eight years in
prison, while the fourth was sentenced to three years and hard labor. They were
accused of cross-dressing and attending "deviant sexual parties."
