SafeHayven t1_iy47nan wrote on November 28, 2022 at 5:04 PM

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Completely nonsense. In the Arab world they KILL trans people just for existing.

CupResponsible797 t1_iy48jcz wrote on November 28, 2022 at 5:10 PM

They don't kill transgender people in the UAE.

Shit, even in shitholes like Iran they don't kill transgender people. The government will actually pay for you to have a sex change surgery.

Generally these countries have a far bigger problem with transvestites than transgender people, but if you're not passing MTF that's a problem.

SafeHayven t1_iy49697 wrote on November 28, 2022 at 5:14 PM

It may not be technically illegal but Sharia is still socially enforced, and Sharia calls for my death. The UAE government doesn’t even let binary trans people in to the country, let alone non-binary and gender nonconforming people.

In Iran, that only applies if you are binary and straight. An asexual, agender person like me would be sent to swing or be stoned.

CupResponsible797 t1_iy4azkp wrote on November 28, 2022 at 5:26 PM

UAE generally lets trans people into the country, there are hundreds of ads on various trans escort sites. Grindr is full of transgender folks.

Transgender Emiratis are allowed to go through sex changes and live their lives, even if they don't get to change their gender on their government documents. But the same happens in Western countries https://www.thenationalnews.com/uae/health/transgender-emiratis-have-case-rejected-by-uae-high-court-1.810021