If a homosexual person goes on holiday or something to a country where homosexuality is illegal, what will happen? Will they be "punished" for it or will being foreign protect them?
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It depends on if they find out they are gay or not. all I know is I wouldn't want to take the chance cause some of those places will kill you for it
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You visit a country, you abide by their laws, whether that's about drinking, driving, or dangling it about. No immunity.
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That depends on the country. If a tourist should be prosecuted in a country, there is always his embassy, that acts as a refuge in such situations.
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I am not sure. If I were gay I wouldn't chance it. Plus I wouldn't want to support any country with my travel who was anti-me
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They do not have to have sex while they are there. Then there will be no reason to punish. Sex orientation is not written on their passport so no one will know unless they are having homosexual sex and are caught. Those of us who are not gay don't have sex constantly either and can go without for a time. Why cant a homosexual??? And, being foreign will not protect them. You must abide by the laws of the country you are in. The same as foreigners in our country.
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It seems logical to me, if it is illegal where you are planning to go, you will be subject to the same penalties as a citizen. If someone comes here on vacation and robs a bank or murders someone, they will not be protected from being prosecuted and punished by being a visitor. (Except for instances of diplomatic immunity, where you can "get away" with almost anything...which, in my opinion, is a crock). You should always be aware of the laws and penalties for breaking them before you visit a different country.
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Your subject all laws in the country you are visiting. Although there are countries that if the authorities discover you are gay or you are or caught in a place where gays are known to be, you can be deported post hast. This would mainly apply in the middle east. Other than that mind your P's and Q's, keep you personal life and beliefs to yourself. having traveled extensively overseas, here is the golden rule to follow: Don't talk about religion, don't do drugs, don't talk or involve yourself in local political affairs, don't have a weapon, abide by local customs, be courteous and respect people who live there..
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From what I've seen, being foreign only protects you in the United States.
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I would never go on holiday to a country where homosexuality is illegal even if i'm eterosexual. There are countries where it would be advisable not to go to. After all, why should they want to go?
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It depends on the particulars of the case, but if you are on foreign soil you are subject to foreign law. Many countries in the Caribbean and Africa are very, very gay unfriendly. While in places like that the only safe recourse is to pretend to be completely and unambiguously heterosexual. The better option, of course, is to vacation elsewhere.
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I don't think being foreign will protect them. If they go to a country and break it's laws, they will be arrested. Of course, I doubt there would be any way to prove that a person is a homosexual unless that person is caught doing homosexual acts, and if that person is just accused and convicted by that country's laws, it's probably a country that you shouldn't go to on vacation anyway.
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Being foreign won't help you. My friend's father got arrested for chewing gum in Singapore.
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I have been to several countries where being LGBT is illegal. So long as you are not having public sex (which is not legal in most countries for any type of couple), you are usually OK. One is always subject to the local laws. Being "foreign" doesn't get you squat, unless one is an ambassador or similar diplomat with immunity.
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