Seeker - Some more on islam and homosexuality

Historically the punishment has been less severe compared to its
Abrahamic counterparts: Judaism and Christianity. The Qur'an states
that if a person commits the sin they can repent and save their life,
though there are hadiths that later prescribe the death penalty. It
seems that this is yet another progression leading up to prohibition as
is seen with the prohibition of alcohol and gambling. Early Islamic
cultures, especially ones where homosexuality was entrenched into their
Pagan culture were renowned for their cultivation of a homosexual
aesthetic. They reconciled their new religion using a hadith ascribed
to Muhammad declaring male lovers who die chaste to be martyrs, "He
who loves and remains chaste and conceals his secret and dies, dies a
martyr".

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