This revelation shocked the world when the Islamic State posted photos of its members allegedly stoning to death and throwing gay men off of buildings in Iraq and Syria.
With ISIS now controlling much of Iraq and Syria, there is a de-facto death penalty for homosexuality there as well. In report after report, countries including Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen are singled out for imposing the harshest penalties for homosexual activity, including death and lashings.
TEL AVIV, Israel - The Middle East isn’t exactly the first place that comes to mind when we think of LGBT equality.