Iraq’s official media regulator has directed all media and social media companies operating not to use the term “homosexuality". The Arab stated told to replace the word ‘homosexuality’ with ‘sexual deviance’, Reuters’ report mentioned.

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    1 year ago

    How closeted can you be… They kiss each other in the cheek, sometimes lips, but using a word is too much?

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      1 year ago

      That’s not really closeted. For them that’s just a greeting.

      Its like telling a football player that slapping another dude’s ass in tights is gay. (Not to mention chasing other dudes in said tights…)

      Just a different culture.

      It’s still a very closeted and homophobic culture, but that’s not why.

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          1 year ago

          Yes, I was that nerd at the state fair cheering for the robotics teams the first time the held state finals at the fair… even though I don’t have a kid, or know any of them.

          I wish I had that when I was in school. Give me battlebots any day of the week.