Egypt cuts jail terms in gay wedding case

An Egyptian appeals court on Saturday upheld the conviction of eight men for “inciting debauchery” for appearing in an alleged same-sex wedding video, but reduced their sentences from three to one year in prison. The court didn’t immediately give a reason for reducing the sentences handed down last month. A detailed verdict is expected in the coming days, said a court official who spoke on condition of anonymity. The eight men were convicted based on an Internet video showing two men exchanging rings and embracing among cheering friends at a party on a Nile boat. In conservative Egypt, which is majority Muslim with a sizable Christian minority, homosexuality is a taboo for both communities.

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