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Man detained in mental hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club

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1y ago

Man detained in mental hospital after trying to set up Pakistan’s first gay club

www.telegraph.co.uk /world-news/2024/06/09/man-detained-in-mental-hospital-pakistan-gay-club/

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I mean... You gotta be crazy to try and open a gay night club in a place that criminalizes being gay and not expect to be detained or even killed. I get it's likely a form of protest, I'm just not sure what their desired outcome was.
- For his next act, a swingers club in Saudi Arabia
- Global news coverage and maybe some light martyrdom on the side?
- But don’t they have dances where they have sex with young boys?
In their defense, you'd have to be insane to open a gay club in Pakistan.
- People are always surprised that I'm against Muslim immigrants. I don't get it. I'm gay, seems pretty obvious to be against those who would rather I die. And I'm not against middle eastern immigrants. But Muslims? I have enough trouble with the Christians. Please keep your even more backward, fucked up religion in your shitty countries; which are only shitty because they are led by a backward, fucked up religion.
I'm not gay, but I truely Admire him
- You’re allowed to admire gay people without saying “I’m not gay” lol
  
  Oh thank you so much!
  
  I'm not gay, but well said.
It sounds like a clever provocation, and he probably made sure it catches attention before they can silently move it under the carpet. He didn't do any crime, he even proposed compromises to make it seem OK and followed official procedures, so they can't (now, publicly) presecute him by law, but it offended their homophobia that much they found nothing more clever than dropping him into a mental yard instead of, like, declining his idea for some made up reason. What's that if not a high-risk high-reward prank activism? At least, we now know that the state of Pakistan loses it's shit over him touching that nerve.
His mistake was not having a contact within the army leadership.
- It was "not a mistake" for army leadership to not having a contact with the dude.
Its a crazy thing to try in a mullahville. Those guys hate anyone who isn't their particular flavor. Pretty much like baptist with more power.
It’s kinda ridiculous, I hate that Islamic countries fail the separation of religion and state test. Education is a great way to change it, and just aiming to make people less religiously inclined.
- Islam was designed to be all encompassing. A separation of religion and state is anathema to Islam.
  
  Doesn’t matter, and same can be said of any religion. What matters is educating people and making them prefer secular states.
  
  It worked for Turkey... until recently...
He probably should open go-goat club.
I don't think I know what progress looks like anymore.
Read the book Psychiatric Slavery by psychiatrist Thomas Szasz. Limitless Peace!

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