Egypt court convicts 8 men for participating in same-sex marriage

Egypt court convicts 8 men for participating in same-sex marriage

By Kimberly Bennett on Nov 01, 2014 12:02 pm
[JURIST] An Egyptian court on Saturday convicted and sentenced eight men to three years in prison following their participation in an alleged same-sex wedding party. The men denied the charges. The men were referred to trial [JURIST report] for "inciting debauchery" after appearing in a video [video] of what is said to be the country's first same-sex marriage. The men were arrested [JURIST report] for the video after it went viral on the Internet. Although homosexuality is not explicitly outlawed...   +read more