Uh, what year are we living in again? Because last time we checked it was 2021 — and somehow there are STILL people in this world being persecuted for their sexuality.
On January 28, Acehkini ID — the news portal of the conservative Aceh province in Indonesia — posted a YouTube video showing two males (not pictured above) who were publicly flogged 77 times.
Per the caption on their footage, the two men we see in the clips committed what they refer to as Jarimah Liwath.
This means, they were accused of having gay s*x. Under Sharia Law, which Aceh brought back in 2001, the two individuals first served three months in jail — and then their punishment culminated in a “reduced” sentence.