A father who kidnapped his 18-year-old gay son and tried to drive him to their native Lebanon so he could marry him off and 'cure ' his homosexuality has been fined £1,000 . Nasser El-A . came out as gay at the age of 15 but his Muslim family considered it an affront on their faith and said it was unacceptable . His relatives tried to force him into a marriage to 'put him back on the right path ' - and led by Nasser 's father , later kidnapped him with the intention of taking him back to Lebanon . Kidnapped by his family : Nasser El-A . was violently abused and kidnapped by his Muslim family for being gay . Today the teenager 's father and two uncles stood trial at Berlin Criminal Court and escaped with a fine of £1,000 each as punishment . Nasser is hoping his plight will raise awareness of the challenges faced by many gay Muslim men , The Local reports . When he first told his family about his sexuality in 2012 , he was threatened with shocking violence . His uncle covered him in petrol and threatened to set him alight and later poured boiling water all over him . Speaking to Tagesspiegel , he said : ' I 'm not someone who hides away . I do n't want to suppress my sexuality . My father said he would personally ram a knife into my throat . Nasser ran away from home rather than face the the physical and mental abuse . Meets gay icon : The 18-year-old met German filmmaker and gay activist Rosa von Praunheim ( left ) at court in Berlin today . At first he struggled to find refuge and says the lack of accommodation or shelter for vulnerable young men is another important point he wanted to highlight with his case . He eventually found a home with an organisation called Papatya , which is aimed at housing vulnerable girls and young women . He was later invited back home by his mother , with his father supposedly at work , and returned only to be kidnapped . The family had hoped to smuggle him back to Lebanon with a forced marriage in mind , but were stopped by authorities on the Romanian-Bulgarian border and brought back to Berlin . Despite Nasser 's father and uncles not turning up in court for their sentence , the defiant teenager saw the day as a victory . He was pictured wearing a badge saying 'Stop homophobia ' and a rainbow wristband in widely-circulated photos - making sure that he brought his cause to the widest audience he could reach . Making a stand : The teenager hopes his case will raise the profile of the struggles faced by gay Muslim men .
Teenager , 18 , came out as gay to his family when he was 15 years old . Nasser El-A , from Berlin , was violently abused by his strict Muslim relatives . His uncle even doused him petrol and threatened to set him alight . Family eventually kidnapped him and tried to force him into a marriage . They were stopped at the Lebanese border and brought to justice in Berlin .