LGBTI Rights in United Arab Emirates
ADDED ON: 01/06/2021
Homosexuality is illegal in the United Arab Emirates and even cross-dressing is forbidden, but Dubai will host the International Conference on Gender Identity and LGBT Rights in May. The country has recently…
ADDED ON: 05/05/2019
In the Persian Gulf, LGBT persons in general hide their sexual orientation and non-conforming gender identity. Expressing them could put them at grave risk of violence and criminal prosecution, not only to…
ADDED ON: 03/26/2019
Little Mix made quite the statement during their performance in Dubai over the weekend, proudly flying the rainbow flag to support LGBT+ rights. The Shout Out To My Ex singers performed at…
ADDED ON: 03/22/2019
Luxembourg’s openly gay prime minister, Xavier Bettel, has boldly condemned Arab countries’ conduct towards LGBT individuals – much to their dismay. Leaders from Arab countries were taken aback by his statements at…
ADDED ON: 01/16/2019
A Tunisian man who worked in Dubai for the past five years lost his job and now faces criminal homosexuality charges in a Tunisian court — all because police found old intimate…
ADDED ON: 11/15/2018
Staff and students at the University of Birmingham have warned that LGBT rights are not adequately protected at its new campus in Dubai where being gay or transgender risks imprisonment, flogging and execution. They have called…
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