&gt; Having an orientation that gets you jailed or killed in some countries<p>Cook was born in <i>Alabama</i> in <i>1960</i>. For a long time, his orientation could get him jailed or killed in his place of birth. Hell, as of 2016 Alabama still is hardly a good place for people with Cook&#x27;s sexual orientation[0][1][2].<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Roy_Moore#Same-sex_marriage" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Roy_Moore#Same-sex_marriage</a><p>[1] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;thetwo-way&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;06&#x2F;462161670&#x2F;alabama-chief-justice-orders-state-to-enforce-ban-on-same-sex-marriage" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;sections&#x2F;thetwo-way&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;06&#x2F;462161670&#x2F;...</a><p>[2] 13A-6-65(3)[3], though ruled unconstitutional (since 2003 and <i>Lawrence v. Texas</i>), is still on the books<p>[3] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;codes.lp.findlaw.com&#x2F;alcode&#x2F;13A&#x2F;6&#x2F;4&#x2F;13A-6-65" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;codes.lp.findlaw.com&#x2F;alcode&#x2F;13A&#x2F;6&#x2F;4&#x2F;13A-6-65</a>