The Lesbian Fate in the Arab World

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Homosexuality in ancient Egypt between women is less often recorded, or alluded to, in documents and other artifacts as compared to homosexuality among men, but it does appear in such documents. The Dream Book of the Carlsberg papyrus XIII claims that "If a woman dreams that a woman has intercourse with her, she will come to a bad end". [10] [11] Depictions of women during the New Kingdom suggest they enjoyed, in a relaxed and intimate atmosphere, the company of other women who were scantily clad or naked. Some cosmetics-related items, which may have been owned and used by women, feature nude and suggestive depictions of women. [11] Work is another difficult area for lesbians in the Middle East. It goes almost without saying that any young woman who is not engaged or married will receive amorous attention from her boss. Giving him the brush-off by declaring a preference for women is a non-starter. ‘We don’t employ lesbians here,’ Laila was informed by one boss shortly before she walked out of her job. She had left several other office jobs for similar reasons.

Bendera Mesir: Simbol Identitas dan Kebanggaan Negara Sejarah Bendera MesirHello Sobat Ilyas, kali ini kita akan membahas tentang bendera Mesir. Sebagai sebuah negara yang kaya akan sejarah dan budaya, bendera Mesir juga memiliki cerita yang menarik. Bendera Mesir mulai digunakan pada masa Dinasti Muhammad Ali pada abad ke-19. Bendera tersebut berwarna merah dengan gambar bulan sabit dan… There are at least two other women poets who wrote in the style of Sappho: Erinna of Teos or Telos ( c. late 400s BC) and Nossis of Locri ( c. 300 BC). Erinna's Distaff and epigrams lament her childhood friend Baucis in a manner which "contains echoes of Sappho." [32] Nossis of Locri wrote three epigrams in a similar style, one of which bears striking resemblance to the floral eroticism found in Sappho's works. It reads as follows: [33] Felony – Article 520 of Syria's Penal Code criminalizes "unnatural sexual intercourse", and Article 517 punishes any crime "against public decency" occurring in public with a prison sentence varying from three months to three years.In classical Athens, the idea of homosexual women is briefly mentioned in the Speech of Aristophanes in Plato's Symposium. [34] Later references to female homosexuality in Greek literature include an epigram by Asclepiades, which describes two women who reject Aphrodite's "rules" but instead do "other things which are not seemly". [35] Dover comments on the "striking" hostility shown in the epigram to female homosexuality, contrasting it with Asclepiades' willingness to discuss his own homosexual desire in other works, suggesting that this apparent male anxiety about female homosexuality in ancient Greece is the reason for our paucity of sources discussing it. [36] a b "Everything you need to know about human rights in Palestine". Amnesty International. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021 . Retrieved November 1, 2023. Audacity in Adversity | LGBT Activism in the Middle East and North Africa". Human Rights Watch. 2018-04-16 . Retrieved 2019-11-04. Aviv, Yardena Schwartz/Tel. "What the U.S. Is Learning From How Israel Treats Transgender Soldiers". Time . Retrieved 2017-07-04.

Ottosson, Daniel (May 2009). "State-sponsored Homophobia: A world survey of laws prohibiting same sex activity between consenting adults" (PDF). International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). p.23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-10-29 . Retrieved 2009-05-19. Guppy, Shusha. " Veiled might of the harem.(American University Press)(Before Homosexuality in the Arab-Islamic World, 1500–1800) (Book review)" ( Archive only available to researchers and legal). Times Higher Education Supplement, June 9, 2006, Vol.0(1746), p.33(1). ISSN 0049-3929. Source: Cengage Learning, Inc. Lesbianism is the sexual and romantic desire between women. There are historically fewer mentions of lesbianism than male homosexuality, due to many historical writings and records focusing primarily on men. In the heavily male-orientated societies of the Middle East, gay men are viewed as a threat because they undermine popular concepts of masculinity. Passive or effeminate men are particularly despised, since ‘behaving like a woman’ is regarded as a betrayal of manhood.

GayLawNet - Laws - Yemen". Gaylawnet.com. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021 . Retrieved 17 December 2017. Everett K. Rowson (2004). "Homosexuality". In Richard C. Martin (ed.). Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World. MacMillan Reference USA. Turak, Natasha. " 'We are very frustrated': World Cup teams in Qatar ax pro-LGBTQ armbands after FIFA threat". CNBC . Retrieved 2023-01-10.

Dalam era digital seperti sekarang, media sosial menjadi tempat yang penting bagi komunitas lesbian Arab. Mereka menggunakan media sosial untuk berkomunikasi, berbagi cerita, dan saling mendukung. Beberapa akun media sosial seperti @arablgbtq dan @lgbt.arab.support menjadi tempat bagi mereka untuk berkumpul dan bersatu. Film dan Musik Lesbian Arab While it’s true that gay men have a tough time in most of the Middle East – recent murders by militias in Iraq and executions in Iran are proof of that – we hear far less about lesbians. In a macho society, where men run the show and women count for little, lesbians are almost invisible.The Arthashastra, an ancient Indian treatise on statecraft likely edited and compiled between the second and third centuries CE, [40] describes the fines individuals must pay for engaging in ayoni, non-vaginal sex. This category includes all non-vaginal sex, whether heterosexual or otherwise. Although both men and women who have sex with each other have to pay a fine, the fine for two women is lower. Overall, "while homosexual sex is unsanctioned" in the Arthashastra, it is also "treated as a minor offense." [41] Ranghaya, Sixteenth Vendidad Nation & Western Aryan Lands". heritageinstitute.com. Heritage Institute . Retrieved January 3, 2015. Majal is an NGO in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) that was established in Bahrain in 2016, and it focuses on "amplifying underrepresented voices". Majal "translates to opportunity or to give away" in Arabic. The organization centers the rights of different marginalized groups throughout MENA, including the LGBT community. Majal provides various platforms that focus on distributing information, resources and having community led discussion to highlight the experiences of marginalized groups. [76] Ahwaa is a platform on Majal that provides LGBT people in MENA a digital space to have discussions through game mechanics. The space uses avatars that protect users from disclosing their identities in an effort to reduce discrimination and persecution and to promote conversations regarding gender identity and sexual orientation. When users exhibit positive contributions and are supported by their peers, they gain more access to the platform. This system protects users from individuals that are using the platform to cause harm to others. [77] Laws [ edit ]