Radical Shiite cleric in Iraq calls for end to violence against gays and lesbians

A spokesman for Moqtada Sadr, a radical Shiite cleric in Iraq, said last week that a series of meetings are being held with clerics, tribal leaders, and police to tackle the "phenomenon" of homosexuality in Iraq with a view to ending the violence against gays and lesbians.

That sounds nice.

From Pinknews:

"The western invasion of Iraq in 2003 ended the tyrannical Baathist dictatorship. But it also destroyed a secular state, created chaos and lawlessness and allowed the flourishing of religious fundamentalism. The result has been an Islamist-inspired homophobic terror campaign against LGBT Iraqis."

The cleric and others with power believe that the only way to eradicate the "depravity" of homosexuality is through preaching and guidance.

HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!

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