All Religion Assessing all other existing cultures, we can ascertain that none distinctively profess that homosexuality is a crime except the institutionalized Hebraic tradition. Leviticus is the book in the Old Testament containing the homophobic Mosaic laws, moral teachings and social regulations for the Israelites. The law pertaining to the criminalization of homosexuality said that man should not ‘he with mankind, as he lie with a woman.” “Both of them have committed abomination.’ ‘they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.’ (20:13) Islam and Christianity on the other hand, are basically offshoots of Judaism. They appeared decades after Judaism, and like their precursor, these religions traditionally vilified homosexuality, ~ wg Islamic persecution and vilification is still presently practiced in various Islamic countries including Algeria, Bahrain, Bosnia, Iran, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the U.A.£. Homosexuality is punishable by death in Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen. In Malaysia, the homosexual can be put to prison for 20 years. HOMAN, an Iranian gay and lesbian rights group says that since 1980, more than 4,000 homosexual men and women have been executed by the Iranian government and provided the following translation of the Iranian law concerning homosexuality. “The Islamic Penal Law against homosexuals in Iran, approved by the Islamic Consultancy Parliament 08.05.1370 (30.07.1991) and finally ratified by the High Expediency Council on 07.09.1370 (28.11.1991) calls for the following: Article 110 Punishment for sodomy is killing, the Sharia judge decides on how to carry out the killing, Article 129: Punishment for lesbianism is one hundred (100) lashes for each party. Article 131: If the act of lesbianism is repeated three times and punishment is enforced each time, the death sentence will be issued the fourth time.” (" Islamic treatment on homosexuality", Peter Tatchell, Documents on the threats of Islamic Fundamentalism) ‘Amnesty International filed a report in early May of 1998 stating that at least five men convicted of sodomy by the Taleban’s Shari'a courts (Taleban is a Muslim Fundamentalist group in Afghanistan) had been “placed next to walls by Taleban officials and then buried under the rubble as the walls were toppled upon them.” (Such is a traditional Islamic punishment for homosexuals) In one such incident, three homosexuals were punished thus while Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar watched along with thousands of spectators. After the 30-minute waiting period, the three men were still alive, but two died ee the next day. What became of the third is unknown. (Rey While Muslim fundamentalists proceeded their way — Rey of echoing the reality of:the original Dark Ages in Medieval times on the treatment of homosexuals, fundamentalist christians on the other hand continue their queer bashing during sermons and evangelizations, repeatedly tagging homosexuals as sinners and “apart from God.” There was this one case where I saw a banner of a Christian group hanged across @ main thoroughfare in Manila that says...” Come and be healed! God will answer your prayers!” | 5yay 10. ils 12y Hints for Heterosexuals Do not assume that because you are part of the majority that I long to be like you or that I want or need your acceptance to validate my self worth and to reaffirm to myself that I am ‘okay’. Do not assume that because you are ‘liberal’ or, you are ‘for gay rights’ that you are not part of the problem. Unless you are aware of your privileges and are fighting to change sexual stereotyping, the dynamics of the traditional male-female gender roles, then you are not my ally. Do not assume that I am going to act effeminate because I am a man. Do not assume that I am going to act masculine because I am a man. Always assume that I will act the fuckin’ way I choose without the fear that I am not acting in accordance to my predefined gender role. Do not feel as though you need to prove you are not homophobic by overly kind and attentive. No one likes to be patronized and it only accomplishes me feeling an@ intense dislike for you. Do not act as though queer liberation does not concern you. Any heterosexual that still adheres to their predefined gender role is still reinforcing sexism, male domination and the oppression of gays, lesbians, and transgendered people. Do not expect me to respect your religious or.moral values if they are taught with the determination to view queers as inhuman, degenerates, deviants, or sinful. Any dogma that resorts to anti-queer practices, I not only have no respect for, but will wholeheartedly try to destroy. Do not expect me to support any heterosexual institution that promotes anti-queer thought or practices or benefits from anti-queer thought or practices or the suffering of queers. I wouldn't piss on this: institutions if they were engulfed in flames. Do not treat me as an exotic novelty. I am not your evening's entertainment; I will not naively play the part of your ‘unique’ friend for the benefit of your hetero friends, Do not assume that I want to gain acceptance into your straight all boys club. I have my own circle of friends and have absolutely no interest in the likes of hetero male bonding and.all of its emotionally stunted trappings. y DO NOT ASSUME THAT IF YOU THREATEN ME WITH VIOLENCE THAT I WON'T DEFEND MYSELF. I WILL BASH BACK!! queerevolt ne