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In a progressive and momentous ruling, on July 12, 2018 a Lebanese Court of Appeals in Mount Lebanon as presided over by Judge Randa Khoury issued a new judgment holding that homosexuality is not a crime. This came as a re-examination of Article 534 of the Lebanese Penal Code (which prohibits having sexual relations that are “contradicting to the laws of nature\u201d – an interpretation that many previously used to prosecute people suspected of homosexuality). <\/p>\n

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The Court demonstrated a serious departure from previous examinations of Article 534 which considered homosexual relations acts contrary to nature. <\/p>\n

Given the procedural history and the appellate nature of this ruling, this verdict represents a milestone in judicial action and a powerful representation of judicial independence, especially considering that this was not the opinion of one judge, rather the result of an appellate court majority. <\/p>\n

You can read the full ruling here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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