Are you talking about Chechnya or Pattaya?
Seriously. Many of the great writers, scientist, poets, philosophers and noted warriors in the Islamic world were gay or known to also enjoy the company of men. Even today gays can exist in much of the Moslem world if they are discrete. The summation statement that lays the cause of the present day discrimination is straight to the point. "It’s the oppressive regimes who want to control us and the Middle East in its name.”
One major fault of any democracy, and one base for any dictator is how willing people are to vote for, or accept leaders who wrap themselves in morality. I don't see any difference between the Moslem world and the West in this regard. Come on, when you go to judge the Moslem world remember all the raids on gay bars, bathroom entrapment, and park stakeouts. I am not talking that long ago.