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66. To answer your question...

I May Get Stoned to Death for Gay Sex (Gay Man from Saudi Arabia Who Used Ashley Madison for Hookups)

I am from a country where homosexuality carries the death penalty. I studied in America the last several years and used Ashley Madison during that time. (For those of you who haven't been following the story, Ashley Madison has been hacked and its users' names and addresses are on the verge of being exposed.) I was single, but used it because I am gay; gay sex is punishable by death in my home country so I wanted to keep my hookups extremely discreet.

I only used AM to hook up with single guys. Most of you are Westerners in countries that are relatively liberal on LGBT issues.For those of you who are older--try to think back to a time 10 or 20 years again when homosexuality was intensely stigmatized. Multiply that horrible feeling of stigma by a million, and add the threat of beheading/stoning. That's why I used AM to have discreet encounters...

The idiots who claim I'm lying are projecting from personal experience, and forgetting that, for many gay people around the world, being outed is a life-threatening experience. The risks for us are greater than the risks for married Westerners cheating on their spouses. That's why AM's promise of discretion appeals to us. (Seriously, you think that there are no gay Muslims on there out of 37 million users?)

Why the Ashley Madison Leak Puts Thousands of Women & LGBT Lives at Risk in Intolerant Countries

Now, I wonder if "shit just got real" for some of the folks who think this hacking was a good idea or "inconsequential." Adultery does not rank up there with crimes against humanity, or even the "little person" so I fail to see the reason as to why such a hack was needed or even being applauded. Some of the same people shit their pants when NSA is hacking their phone or library cards, and yes, I know that is governmental, but what in the Sam Hill is the purpose of hacking a site like AM serve?! What's worse than just the personal information, is the financial information being exposed.

As for "Men who cheat are scum, but women who cheat get a pass?",...we both know the answer to that question! Almost everyone wants their sex lives to be private, but doesn't want the same for others!