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Saudis love "gay sex".


Who's really interested in gay sex? If the powerful search engine Google is any indication, Saudi Arabians are. According to according to
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 feature, which shows statistics for aggregated search information, the Middle Eastern kingdom, where homosexuality is punishable pun·ish  
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 by death, ranks behind only the Philippines in its inhabitants' use of the search term "gay sex."

Google Trends also breaks down searches by language, revealing that the top language for "gay sex" queries is Arabic. When compared with other popular search terms in Arabic, such as "freedom" or "Islam," "gay sex" wins in Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (sä`dē ərā`bēə, sou`–, sô–), officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, kingdom (2005 est. pop. .
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Publication:The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Article Type:Brief article
Geographic Code:7SAUD
Date:Sep 26, 2006
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