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Where being gay is illegal

Started by Natasha, September 29, 2008, 05:17:52 PM

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Where being gay is illegal

http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=134939
9/29/2008

For lesbian and gay lawyers, a move to the Gulf, where homosexuality is illegal, is not an easy choice. What is it like to live and work in the region and what role do law firms play in ensuring the welfare of their staff?

The Middle East is the place to be – and for several very good ­reasons. As Andrew*, a Dubai-based senior ­member of support staff at a top-40 UK firm, says: "I like the people, I like the place, I like the culture. The sun shines 364 days of the year, I can buy 200 ->-bleeped-<-s for a ­tenner, fill up my car very cheaply and I'm not paying any tax."

It is not all easy living though. Andrew may be yet another convert to the joys of the Gulf, but he also happens to be a gay man living in a country where homosexuality is ­illegal and carries severe penalties.
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