A newly passed piece of legislation had words added by an MP that demanded penalties for «anyone who sends, prepares, distributes, or supports any homosexual material or propaganda using digital means».
A proposed law amendment to penalise anyone who disseminate content that «promotes homosexuality» online was rejected by Jordan’s parliament on Thursday.
The controversial cybercrimes legislation, which has just been approved by the Jordanian lower house and will be reviewed in the senate on Tuesday, was proposed to have a text added by Islamic Action Front MP Yanal Freihat.
Ahmed al-Safadi, the speaker of the council, declined to allow a vote on the amendment on Thursday.
Pro-LGBTQ+ campaigners were concerned that the Jordanian parliament could attempt to make homosexuality a crime in the nation. However, the amendment was not put to a vote, allaying their concerns, newarab.com reports.
