More fallout from the war: some Muslim allies of the United States may take this opportunity to crack down on gay men and lesbians in their countries.

The Advocate. The National Gay & Lesbian NewsmagazineNbr. 2001, July 2001

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More fallout from the war: some Muslim allies of the United States may take this opportunity to crack down on gay men and lesbians in their countries.

An Arabic saying, roughly translated, warns: "Beat the constrained, and it is the free who will be frightened."

In many Muslim countries oppressive rulers have long used their local gay and lesbian populations as public whipping boys to chill, all kinds of dissenting voices at home.

International human fi...

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