"Leaving aside issues about gayness and whatever, anysociety where it is seen as deviant for any two human beings to hold hands in public is a pretty sick and weird society." McGrath

"Just being suspected of being gay in places like the Palestinian west bank, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Egypt, etc. is enough to get you killed in many of those places; often with total impunity to the killers." Guest

There's something wrong with your evaluation, Guest. What about the ubiquitous photos of the bush and Saudi Arabia's crown prince walking around holding hands? I understand that it is meant as a sign of closeness and respect.