The LGBT community in Brunei is fearing for their lives and leaving the tiny oil-rich country.
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei received a global outlash for imposing harsh laws on LGBT’s.
“I’ve always been scared of living my life openly in Brunei. I still am. I still think about how I present myself, because I was conditioned to survive.” “Our oil reserves were dwindling and the sultan needed a way to control the economy once he started to enforce taxes and reduce the high subsidies.”Brunei does not hold elections and any discontent is assuaged with generous government polices including zero taxes, subsidised housing, and free healthcare and education.
Since details of the new laws were announced, actor George Clooney and musician Elton John are among celebrities who have called for a boycott of hotels owned by the government-owned Brunei Investment Agency. “We want to see more Asian governments coming out and speaking out on this. They have been too quiet,” said the Australia-based campaigner.
Previously homosexuality was illegal in Brunei and punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment, while the sale of alcohol is banned and evangelism by other religions is forbidden.
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