Crimes Against Nature

How many times have you heard that phrase about us? That we should deny our nature and not crossdress or transition or same-sex attraction and force ourselves to be straight, that we should live a life of celibacy or be someone that we are not to appease them.

A judge ruled in Lebanon just ruled that we are not a crime against nature,

Lebanon: Being Gay Is Not a Crime Nor Against Nature
Huffington Gay Voices UK
By Dan Littauer
Posted: 04/03/2014

A court in Lebanon has made a historic ruling stating same-sex relations are not "contradicting the laws of nature" and cannot therefore be considered a crime, said a statement only revealed today.

Judge Naji El Dahdah, of Jdeide Court, Beirut, threw out a case brought against unnamed transgender woman by the Lebanese state on January 28, 2014 but only published today.

The transgender woman was accused by the state of having "same sex relationship with a man".

However, El Dahdah rejected the case based on accepting a previous ruling by the Lebanese NGO, Legal Agenda and Helem, which was as follows:

•     Gender identity is not only defined by the legal papers, the evolution of the person and his/her perception of his/her gender should be taken into consideration.
•     Homosexuality is an exception to the norms but not unnatural therefore article 534 (which prohibits sexual relations that "contradict the laws of nature") cannot be used against homosexuals, and therefore, technically, homosexuality is not illegal.

Isn’t that nice to know that we are not unnatural just different.

So many times I hear people say that we should be who were are because they want us to obey their ideals. They want us to live a life of denial because we do not fit in to the peg that they have of reality. It took a lot of courage for the judge to rule that way, to step above those narrow minded people who have a dream and want everyone to fit into their dream world.