It IS common here for men to engage in sex with other men. Families DO turn a blind eye to it -- I guess they just figure that "boys will be boys".
But I wouldn't call it more open and accepting here. I know of several people here who were given their walking papers simply because of this lifestyle "choice" (which they were very discreet about). I have friends who have been arrested for simply hanging out with their partner in public (not doing anything PDA-ish).
So I would disagree with you about Qatar's level of tolerance for this lifestyle.
"Marriage is a wonderful institution...but who wants to live in an institution?" -- Groucho Marx
It IS common here for men to engage in sex with other men. Families DO turn a blind eye to it -- I guess they just figure that "boys will be boys".
But I wouldn't call it more open and accepting here. I know of several people here who were given their walking papers simply because of this lifestyle "choice" (which they were very discreet about). I have friends who have been arrested for simply hanging out with their partner in public (not doing anything PDA-ish).
So I would disagree with you about Qatar's level of tolerance for this lifestyle.
"Marriage is a wonderful institution...but who wants to live in an institution?" -- Groucho Marx