.... Brunei is now the eighth country that can use the death penalty to punish consensual same-sex sexual activity. Those convicted of anal sex or adultery can be stoned to death, public flogging is authorised as a “punishment” for lesbian sex and for abortion, and trans people can be criminalised through charges of “indecent” dressing.
This state-sponsored violence against people for their sexuality will appal us all. The oppression of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people sits alongside a broader programme of attacks on women’s rights, with women facing punishment for pregnancy outside of marriage. [The Times (£)] Read more
