Saddam's rule 'better' for gay Iraqis

[jakeXT]

Investigating reports of the murder and torture of gay men in Iraq, Ashley Byrne found that some gays found Saddam Hussein's dictatorship preferable to the threat of violence they face today.Some readers will find parts of his report disturbing.

There has been so much news of death and destruction from Iraq that the position of sexual minorities is rarely touched on in the mainstream media.

But stories of torture and murder of gay Iraqis, particularly men, have been emerging in the gay press for several years.

Investigating these stories for a BBC Radio 5 Live documentary, Gay Life After Saddam, I've heard a range of views about the deteriorating conditions for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people.

Some say the violence has intensified in the past few months. Others say killings run into the hundreds and have been going on since 2003.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8133639.stm

spreading democracy....

[anonymous171]

1. Democracy does not guarantee equality and tolerance

If just allows the people a say in their government. It makes sense that certain minorities might suffer more under Democracy than they would under a dictatorship.

[MNBrewer]

2. It's still a dictatorship.

a heterosexual dictatorship.

[jakeXT]

3. I always thought many homosexuals wish they were living in ancient Greece, birthplace of democracy

But maybe that's just my skewed hetero view.