People there, homosexuality is illegal, punishable by fine inc, prison and in some cases even death, although there are no recorded incidents of that having happened. yesterday the campaigner peter tatchell was stopped from protesting in qatar, thought to be the first lgbt rights protest held in a gulf state. qatari authorities say he wasn't arrested but he was stopped from protesting. human rights watch released a report into the treatment of lgbt people earlier this week. qatari officials have contested this and say that contained information that was false and that they don't tolerate discr...