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Title: Cross-dressing men flogged in Sudan for being “womanly”
Post by: Shana A on August 22, 2010, 08:19:17 AM
Cross-dressing men flogged in Sudan for being "womanly"
BBC – Cross-posted from LGBT Asylum News | Sat, 08/21/2010 - 11:23am

http://sdgln.com/news/2010/08/21/cross-dressing-men-flogged-sudan-being-womanly (http://sdgln.com/news/2010/08/21/cross-dressing-men-flogged-sudan-being-womanly)

OMDURMAN, Sudan -- A group of young Muslim men have been publicly flogged in Sudan after they were convicted of wearing women's clothes and make-up.

The court said the 19 men had broken Sudan's strict public morality codes.

Police arrested them at a party where they were found dancing "in a womanly fashion", the judge said.
Title: Re: Cross-dressing men flogged in Sudan for being “womanly”
Post by: barbie on August 22, 2010, 11:31:44 AM

Whether it is physical punishment or indirect social pressure, it is universal that many people do not like crossdressing men. Being flogged could be better than being fired from a job.

Barbie~~
Title: Re: Cross-dressing men flogged in Sudan for being “womanly”
Post by: milktea on August 22, 2010, 11:38:35 AM
i won't count on them keeping their jobs after the flogging
Title: Re: Cross-dressing men flogged in Sudan for being “womanly”
Post by: Fencesitter on August 22, 2010, 11:41:03 AM
They've got the shariah in Sudan anyway, so that was just one of the many situations which can get you into hell of a trouble.