‘We fear that this may end in legalizing gay rights’: MP on adding female noun to constitution – Roya News English

‘We fear that this may end in legalizing gay rights’: MP on adding female noun to constitution – Roya News English

MP Ahmed Al-Qatawneh said Sunday that after legal inquiries it became clear that the word ‘Jordanians’ includes both males and females.

He added, during the parliament session devoted to considering constitutional amendments, that women have taken all their rights, wondering why this word is being added.

He explained, "We fear that the matter will reach the legislation of gay rights," stressing that he refuses to add the female noun to a Jordanian citizen in the constitution, in order to preserve the Islamic and Arab values.