comment: >
  
  Second gay marriage stirs semen in anger
context: Overhead on the street:
  "You mean two guys married each other?"
  "Yemen" >
  
  Oman >
  
  You being Syrias? >
  
  Iran here as fast as I could to tell you >
  
  Nah, no way this israel >
  
  Motherfuckers are dying of hunger and they're still more pissed off about two men marrying each other. >
  
  The more impoverished and the more religious the country the more likely they don’t buy into any progressive views. If you’re impoverished and religious … gg >
  
  Two words : Saudi Arabia >
  
  you made the most intelligent comment in this entire thread so succinctly! i'm gay and i live and work in Yemen. my national colleagues talk añl the time about how the Saudis are pushing extreme versions of Islam incessantly across Yemen (and much of the Middle East and North Africa) and they lament how just a few decades ago women dressed colorfully and could walk around in long skirts. The average Yemeni is not hyper-religious and the current civil war really has nothing to do with religion, and is more of a power/land grab by the Houthis, Saudis, UAE, Qatar and Iran to control major shipping routes and some oil deposits. I'm not super out at work, but some of my colleagues certainly know, and i work with one gay national guy who the women will take their hijabs off around when they are in private (technically a big no-no, but shows they accept him for what he is and dont see him as a threat). Of course there is a ton of sexism and homophobia, but I don't think Yemen would be anywhere like it is now without Saudi Arabia's relentless influence. >
  
  Wait  a minute , have we talked before, your account seems familiar >
  
  maybe XD i try to jump in when i see news about Yemen bc there is a lack of information flow and i think they get a worse rep than they deserve usually hahah i've lived in way shittier places XD I think most people just hear the same perspective over and over and it dehumanizes a lot of super average people who are just caught in a shiiiiiiiiiiitty situation, and by dehumanizing entire religions/nationalities/groups based on the actions of their few worst leaders we allow more extremism to grow >
  
  I had a job in Saudi a while back and one of my colleagues used to reminisce fondly over what a great time he had working in Yemen before and what a chill place it used to be. >
  
  these are the stories i love to hear! :) people always point out places Queen Elizabeth visited during her honeymoon in Yemen and proudly talk about how it used to be the gem of the Middle East  (surely exaggerated but it IS incredibly beautiful). >
  
  He was like it was their little secret - him and the others working there. >
  
  So, Nomen? >
  
  Namen >
  
  lol, a country in the middle of a civil war and on the brink of collapse is more worried about two guys getting married. No wonder their country is a shithole. >
  
  I'm always confused by people being angry at what other people do in their personal lives if its between consenting adults and does no harm. >
  
  Religious brainwashing does this. >
  
  Not always, I have an atheist coworker who hates gays.
  He thinks gays are disgusting. >
  
  Which is weird, judgemental and unnecessary...but what I really don't understand is how you go from "I think they/that are/is disgusting" to "therefore we must outlaw it and persecute those who disagree with me." Particularly as an atheist who isn't falling back on the "but I'm saving them from eternal damnation" justification. >
  
  It's like other "disgust" traits where you think it's a societal "infection" that has to be fought off. They think it will spread if they don't get rid of it. Ironic given their disdain for vaccines.
  Edit: spelling. >
  
  please use the letter 'g' in the word disgust >
  
  Hah. That's what I get for using reddit on the front screen of my phone. The keyboard is even more cramped than an older gen smartphone. >
  
  lol no worries, as long as you know the difference >
  
  Also, happy cake day Colon! >
  
  I'm on the verge of gobbling cock and the mere sight of other men holding hands would be enough to cause me to cross over to the gorgeous side and this is wholly unacceptable. - Yemenis >
  
  Ridiculous comment - obviously turkeys gobble; whilst cocks crow.
  Learn proper fowl language before talking about birds. >
  
  Unidan is that you? >
  
  Here's the thing... >
  
  There country has numerous issues to worry about but they're more outraged about what people do in their bedroom >
  
  
  There country
  
  And here country too! >
  
  Isn’t this the country where an old man could marry a 9 year old girl?
  In any case, I think there are far greater things Yemen should concern itself with. >
  
  It wasn’t a legal marriage, so the headline is somewhat misleading. Looks like two men said they were married in a Houthi controlled area. It wouldn’t surprise me if they were unfortunately executed, they went against religious and cultural norms, so I don’t think anyone in local authority will be advocating for them >
  
  I’m sorry this whole situation made me laugh, it’s objectively great that more people can marry who they love, but the rules-lawyering and loophole trickery it can require is also very funny to me. “okay but what if it’s a Wednesday and we’re both wearing yellow?” “... law doesn’t say anything about that, go for it. But maybe make sure it’s pastel yellow just in case.” >
  
  Man am i glad i live in Norway >
  
  Do you just copy and paste this to every thread about the middle east or US? >
  
  lol >
  
  Gay marriage: clearly the worst thing to happen in Yemen recently. /s >
  
  Oh no, how dare people in love get married.  Entirely defeats the concept. -joke >
  
  You'd be surprised at how many people are opposed to "love marriages" and I'm not even talking about the gay kind >
  
  New Law Would Ban Marriages Between People Who Don't Love Each Other >
  
  Hope it's the first of many. Congratulations to the couple!!! 🎉🎉🎉 >
  
  "Some have asked the Yemeni government to impose the death penalty punishment on the gay couple."
  What kind of savages will want to kill people for marrying whom they love? We should have nothing to do with this kind of shitheads. >
  
  Our former vice president was one of those people. >
  
  all i can say is   
  Ye men! >
  
  I can already feel my own heterosexual marriage being damaged. >
  
  If you don't like gay marriage, don't go to gay weddings.
  Really is that easy to mind your own buiesness.