Iraqis angered at parliament bid to ban homosexuality

Iraqis are standing up against a law that will effectively criminalise being a member of the LGBTQ+ community in the country after the parliament on Friday started planing ways to ban homosexuality. A member of the parliamentary legal committee announced the controversial move to Iraqi media shortly after a session. “It was agreed within the House of Representatives to collect signatures after returning to the session to legislate a law prohibiting homosexuality in Iraq”, State of Law coalition MP Aref Al-Hamami told Iraqi News Agency. The move sparked outrage by many Iraqis who fear for the L…

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