{"id":1998767,"date":"2023-08-12T12:40:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T16:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraq-outlaws-the-word-homosexuality-in-national-media-pushes-use-of-alternative-term\/"},"modified":"2023-08-12T12:41:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T16:41:58","slug":"iraq-outlaws-the-word-homosexuality-in-national-media-pushes-use-of-alternative-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraq-outlaws-the-word-homosexuality-in-national-media-pushes-use-of-alternative-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq bans the word &#8216;homosexuality&#8217; in media, promotes alternative term."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Firaq-outlaws-the-word-homosexuality-in-national-media-pushes-use-of-alternative-term%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1998767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Iraq Outlaws the Word &#8216;Homosexuality&#8217; in National Media,\u2062 Pushes Use of Alternative Term<\/h2>\n<p>In a controversial move, Iraq has recently banned the terms &#8220;homosexual&#8221; and &#8220;homosexuality&#8221; from all forms of media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/un-planning-to-criminalize-so-called-misinfo-that-causes-social-disorder-hatred\/\" title=\"UN Planning to Criminalize So-Called \"Misinfo\" That Causes \"Social Disorder,\" \"Hatred\"\">including social media platforms<\/a>. The country&#8217;s Media and Communications Commission has ruled that these words should be replaced with the term &#8220;sexual deviancy,&#8221; according to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p>While the regulatory agency has not specified the punishments for violating this rule, it is believed that fines could be \u2063imposed on those \u200bwho use the banned terms. The decision to ban \u2062these words is \u200bsaid to be in line with Iraq&#8217;s aim\u2062 to protect its &#8220;societal values and public order.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting\u200d that Iraq is one of the few countries in the Middle\u2064 East where homosexuality is not illegal. However, \u200cit \u200bis still \u2064heavily stigmatized, and the promotion\u200d of LGBT agendas\u2063 is prohibited in certain areas of\u200c the country.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, a non<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vp-harris-ignores-question-on-illegals-outside-her-house\/\" title=\"VP Harris Ignores Question on Illegals Outside Her House\">-governmental organization called<\/a> the Rasan Organization, which was promoting homosexuality in the Kurdistan region, was ordered \u2063to\u200d shut down. The Human Rights \u200cWatch\u200d reported that the organization was forced \u200bto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraq-outlaws-the-word-homosexuality-in-national-media-pushes-use-of-alternative-term\/\" title=\"Iraq bans the word 'homosexuality' in media, promotes alternative term.\">cease \u2064operations due<\/a> to\u2063 its activities in the field of homosexuality.<\/p>\n<p>While Iraq&#8217;s stance on homosexuality is relatively more lenient \u2063compared \u200cto\u200d other Middle Eastern countries, it is important to highlight that in some nations, homosexuality is outlawed\u2062 and can even be punishable by death. Iran, for example, reportedly executed two men last year on charges of &#8220;forced sexual intercourse between\u2062 two men.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Other countries where\u2064 homosexuality is punishable by death include Mauritania, Saudi \u2064Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and even the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in the \u2064United States, LGBT activists have been vocal about their concerns regarding legislation that restricts their rights. In \u2064Florida, for instance, there have been debates over laws that ban &#8220;drag&#8221; shows in front of children, leading \u200bsome families to feel \u200cunsafe \u200band even relocate.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that the \u200cissue\u2064 of homosexuality and its acceptance varies greatly across different regions\u200b of the world. While\u200b Iraq&#8217;s ban on the word &#8220;homosexuality&#8221; in national media \u2064is a significant development, it is \u2063just\u200c one\u2064 aspect of a much larger global conversation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Sources:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iraq-ban-word-homosexual-on-all-media-platforms-offers-alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-bush-pulls-biden-makes-accidental-admission-iraq-leaves-room-laughing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iraq<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2023\/07\/06\/kurdistan-region-iraq-lgbt-rights-group-shuttered\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Human Rights Watch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/obama-repeatedly-fantasized-homosexuality-dated-someone-else-michelle-biographer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/iran-purportedly-executes-2-gay-men-over-sodomy-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-admin-sent-2-35-billion-taliban-since-disastrous-afghanistan-withdraw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taliban<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/09\/17\/middleeast\/afghanistan-lgbtq-evacuation-intl-hnk-dst\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/second-journalist-dies-suddenly-covering-world-cup-qatar-going\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Qatar<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/reports\/2021-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices\/qatar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">State Department 2021 report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnns-expose-family-forced-flee-florida-epically-backfires-becomes-perfect-ad-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Western Journal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2023\/06\/10\/florida-anti-lgbtq-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The post Iraq Outlaws the \u2063Word &#8216;Homosexuality&#8217; in National Media, Pushes Use of Alternative Term appeared first on The Western Journal.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iraq has prohibited the use of &#8220;homosexual&#8221; and &#8220;homosexuality&#8221; in all media, including social platforms. The Media and Communications Commission has mandated the term &#8220;sexual deviancy&#8221; as a replacement. Consequences for non-compliance remain undisclosed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2006,"featured_media":1998768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2006"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1998767"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1998767\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1998768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1998767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1998767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1998767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}