Monday, 30 January 2017

Lebanon is getting closer to decriminalising homosexuality

Lebanon is getting closer to decriminalising homosexuality

A judge in Lebanon has conceded that homosexuality should not be illegal in a landmark case that may change the future of LGBT people living in the country. Judge Rabih Maalouf declared that “homosexuality is a personal choice, and not a punishable offence” in the ruling which referenced Article 183. The article states that “An act undertaken in exercise of a right without abuse shall not be regarded as an offence.”
Read more: http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/01/29/lebanon-is-getting-closer-to-decriminalising-homosexuality?source=Snapzu

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