KUWAIT CITY, May 7: President of the Kuwait Society Against Violence Attorney Ali Al-Ali disclosed that he submitted two legislative proposals to Minister of Justice Nasser Al-Sumait during their meeting with Vice President of the society Dr. Saleh Al-Naham on Wednesday. In a statement to the newspaper, Al-Ali revealed that they discussed the spread of certain negative phenomena -- imitating the opposite sex and assaulting people with disabilities and the elderly -- at the meeting. He explained that the first proposal is to amend the legislation prohibiting the imitation of the opposite sex; while the second is to impose harsher penalties on those who assault people with disabilities and the elderly, in preparation for the issuance of appropriate legislation and the revision of relevant regulations.

He expressed his gratitude to the minister for understanding the society’s legitimate concerns about the negative phenomena that must be addressed through the coordinated efforts of the concerned government agencies and civil society institutions. On the other hand, Al-Naham confirmed in a similar statement to the newspaper that the phenomenon of imitating the opposite sex is a violation of the Islamic Law. He said many countries around the world have started taking strict measures against homosexuality. He added that court rulings have been issued in some foreign countries prohibiting gender reassignment. He explained that gender identity disorder among young people is often due to the impact of globalization, uncontrolled openness, absence of a family role and bad company.

By Jaber Al-Hamoud
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff