Brunei invokes laws allowing stoning for gay sex, adultery

The penalties were provided for under new sections of Brunei's Shariah Penal Code. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah instituted the code in 2014 to bolster the influence of Islam in the oil-rich monarchy of around 430,000 people, two-thirds of whom are Muslim.

"Living in Brunei, we already knew that our sexual identity is taboo and should not be expressed. We already felt belittled before the law came to place," said a 23-year-old member of the LGBTQ community who wanted to be identified only as Kun out of fear of reprisal from the authorities. "Are we really going to help fund the murder of innocent citizens?" Clooney wrote Thursday on Deadline Hollywood.

Hassanal, who has reigned since 1967, has previously said the Penal Code should be regarded as a form of "special guidance" from God and would be "part of the great history" of Brunei. "I am very worried that Indonesia or Malaysia may follow the lead," said a 24-year-old man from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, who wanted to be identified only by his first name, Ludwig. "I think people nowadays, especially the younger generation, are quite OK with LGBT, but those who are not make the loudest noise and they are the reason why it seems like everyone is against it.

"Any religion-based legislation must not violate human rights, including the rights of those belonging to the majority religion as well as of religious minorities and non-believers," she said in a statement on Monday.

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don't go near this place unless you live as straight as an arrow

Can i send my ex there

Terrible is not even enough of a word 😡😡😡😡😡

mad respect for Brunei jeeeez

Why this news important to Canada?

Coming to a canada near you in 25 years!!!!

The Sultan of Brunei is a special kind of evil isn’t he? Him and all his backwards thinking followers. This barbaric mofo needs to learn the hard way that this is NOT how human beings were meant to be. Live and let live.

That’s muslims for ya

Not on my travel list

Thats terrible. Noone should be hurt for who they love. Maybe the person creating the law should be stined to death for being a hater

1 step forward 3 steps back. I’m sure trump will give the guy thumbs up though.

They are Christians right?

As is the case with every Islamic run state, it’s a spectator sport for these religious freaks

Barbaric devils.

Religion is awesome

Only for the women who commit adultery though right 😡😡😡. And of course gay men who have no political or social status and of course lesbians because they are just women. What year is this 😡😡😡😡

Saying this with extreme sarcastically I say super modern so forward thinking of them what an outstanding example of tolerant religion of peace...what a joke..

Demons from Hell influence people to become gay! Homosexuality is a wondering spirit filled with lust and when it finds a host, that person will have lust for Unusual things like same sex, children🤨 and sometimes animals 😐 truthhurts LGBT

liberals will be pleased

Weird, I wonder what is behind this decision.

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