Unconventional Sexual Orientations from the Islamic Perspectives to International Human Rights Practices and State laws

• Published in: زن در توسعه و سیاست Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 713 - 745
• Main Authors: Maryam Ahmadinejad, Elahe Marandi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: Center for women's and family Studies ,University of Tehran 01-09-2024
• Subjects: family; gender equality; homosexuality; human rights; islam
• ISSN: 2538-3124; 2538-3132
• DOI: 10.22059/jwdp.2024.367853.1008397

Despite the accepted fact that the ideal family, as the foundation and main cell of society, has a direct impact on the progress of society, today, we are confronted with significant threats to the foundation of the family as a result of the disparity between the performance of certain societies and moral-religious traditions. A hazard that has been significantly de-stigmatized in recent years is the unconventional and unnatural sexual tendencies of individuals toward their own sex. We have observed that numerous international authorities in their jurisprudence do not exhibit discrimination or inequality toward civil institutions that are established based on unconventional sexual tendencies, despite the strong and emphatic prohibition of religions, particularly Islam, against unconventional sexual tendencies. They equate these institutions with the sacred institution of the family. This unnatural perspective has had such a profound impact on them that, in addition to eliminating historical punishments for this immoral activity, they have criminalized opposition to homosexuality as hatred. This has advanced to the extent that certain countries have even acknowledged “marriage,” a term that is historically and naturally associated with relationships between men and women, for relationships that are based on aberrant sexual tendencies. This is despite the fact that homosexuality, or unconventional and unnatural sexual tendencies, has been regarded as ugly, disgusting, and unnatural throughout history. In Islamic teachings, it is also referred to as prostitution and is considered one of the major sins that has been assigned the most severe punitive measures.