Reply #18: i think it was more than slightly better

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just one of the articles i found on google

Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Gay Iraqis Fared Better Under Saddam

During a March 23 program on the American program Democracy Now!, Ali Hili, a gay Iraqi living in exile in Great Britain, stated that being gay was far easier under Saddam Hussein’s regime than it is currently. He says:

Iraq, at the time of Saddam, was — I mean, I'm talking about as a gay Iraqi — it
was not as bad as we can see now. In fact, it was a little bit — we a
little bit acceptance … There was no homophobic attitudes toward gay and
lesbians. Most of them welcomed in the community and the society … Well,
we started to receive information, in particular, the last two years, when we
made contact with our friends, in particular, my old friends in Baghdad. And
horrific, horrific details about, I mean killing, intimidation, harassing,
arresting.



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