But remember, gay rights activists: Pat Robertson is your real problem! Sharia Alert from the Kingdom of the Two Holy Places: “Saudi Man Gets Five-Year Prison Term, 500 Lashes for Gay Sex, Okaz Reports,” by Glen Carey for Bloomberg, November 8 (thanks to Weasel Zippers):
A Saudi Arabian court sentenced a man to five years in prison and 500 lashes for having sexual relations with another man, Jeddah-based Okaz reported.
The 27 year-old man, who was arrested by the kingdom’s religious police, was also convicted of publishing photos on the internet and on mobile phones of himself wearing women’s underwear, the newspaper reported without giving his name. The court fined him 50,000 riyals ($13,300), the newspaper said….