KUWAIT — While some Americans fight for the right to marry their homosexual partners, the country of Kuwait is working on a way to “detect gays” before they cross the border.
Health officials are looking for ways that would enact stricter clinical screenings of foreigners in an effort to keep homosexuals out.
“Health centers conduct the routine medical check to assess the health of the expatriates when they come into the [Gulf Cooperation Council] countries. However, we will take stricter measures that will help us detect gays who will be then barred from entering Kuwait or any of the GCC member states,” explained Yousuf Mindkar, director of public health at the Kuwait Health Ministry.
Homosexuality in Kuwait is a crime — as it is in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Oman. In Kuwait, those found guilty of homosexual acts can face up to 10 years in prison.
Kuwait’s proposal of clinical screenings to detect gays will be reviewed Nov. 11.
[Source: Gulf News]
