Gay hate an IS 'recruitment strategy'

14 June 2016 - 09:46
By ©The Daily Telegraph

That Islamic State has claimed credit for the murder of gay men and women dancing in an Orlando, Florida, nightclub should come as no surprise. Gay people living under the terror group's rule are routinely hunted and murdered because of their sexuality.More broadly, the persecution of LGBT communities is rife throughout the Arab world.

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