Morocco arrests two men who kissed in public

AFP ^ | 6-4-15

[markomalley]

Two Moroccan men who kissed in public were arrested by authorities in the conservative Muslim kingdom and a Spanish feminist was expelled after a pro-gay protest, officials said Thursday.

On Tuesday authorities arrested two French members of the controversial feminist campaign Femen after they protested topless in front of a Rabat landmark against Morocco's treatment of gays.

The women, one of whom had the slogan "in gay we trust" written in black on her torso, were expelled Tuesday evening.

They had protested in front of the Hassan Tower, a landmark minaret in Rabat.

In an apparent act of solidarity, the two Moroccan men went to the site Wednesday and kissed, the news website Goud reported.

The interior ministry said the pair were arrested for "an obscene act."

[markomalley]

Not sure I see what the problem is here...

[Principled]

Won’t they be executed?

[driftdiver]

“conservative Muslim kingdom”

chopping peoples heads off isnt a conservative value

[Dilbert San Diego]

Will American liberals express outrage about this?

In this country, there is so much bitching about homosexual marriage and baking cakes for a gay wedding. Ted Cruz touched on this a bit, when he said it was a bad week for gay rights worldwide, as ISIS executes gays.

Americans just don’t express very well their appreciation for how good homosexuals have it nowadays. Compared to how much of the rest of the world views homosexuality, they have it very well. Yet they bitch about gay wedding cakes instead of how gays are treated in the rest of the world.

[manc]

Good they knew the law and wanted to get in peoples faces.

[rey]

I guess that the problems of three, make that two little people don’t amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.

[drpix]

And the U.S. arrests elementary-school boys for kissing elementary-school girls. Which is more “extreme?”

[Uncle Miltie]

Gays should ask Saudi bakers for cakes.

[freedomfiter2]

It all depends on the crime.

[Delta 21]

[VanDeKoik]

Muslim nations dont screw around on this, and they dont care if you call them names.

Many of these pansy “activists” from the west had better take note or they will find themselves in a putrid cell.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Heh.

[Yo-Yo]

Kissing other men was good enough for Yasser Arafat.

[Gamecock]

Let them eat cake!

[showme_the_Glory]

Middle school in Texas. see at link.

http://www.fox4news.com/story/29234568/shirts-promoting-gay-tolerance-spark-controversy-at-school

[Vigilanteman]

I'm not sure that Morocco chops people's heads off. They were one of the first countries in the world to recognize the United States as an independent country and we have a long friendship.

In the opening days of American involvement in World War II, they allowed us to stage our troops there to launch our attack on Axis occupied French North Africa.

[morphing libertarian]

Anyone whose headdress was from a tablecloth from an Italian restaurant can’t be all bad.

[Leep]

Soon they will be doing more than kissing in public.
And you better not be offending.

[Neoliberalnot]

A thoroughly revolting act by a couple of disgusting queers. I have to take the side of the muzzies on this one.

[backwoods-engineer]

America would be a better place if we did the same.

However, it's not politically possible at this time. And maybe won't be until the empire breaks up.