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SDI ARABIA ARRTS MEN AFTER 'GAY WEDDG' VIO GO VIRAL

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Several young men were arrted last week Sdi Arabia rponse to a viral vio allegedly showg the weddg of a gay the vio, two men — one wearg what appears to be a veil — are seen walkg together down an aisle as nfetti ras down. Homosexual acts are punishable by ath Sdi Arabia. And though the Middle Eastern untry has no explic anti-transgenr laws, adher to a strict terpretatn of Shari’a law and has arrted numero people on cross-drsg more: The 6 Countri Execute People for Beg GayWhile Sdi Arabia has taken some steps to improve human rights the untry, particularly for women, recent months, law enforcement’s hasty reactn to the vio of the alleged weddg ceremony shows the untry still has a long way to go terms of ensurg equal rights for all.

“In a untry that n punish homosexual acts wh the ath penalty, we mt not jump to nclns about the sexuali or genr inti [of the people the vio], ” Jsi Stern, the Executive Director of LGBTQ rights anizatn OutRight Actn Internatnal, told Global Cizen. Imag of an alleged gay weddg Sdi Arabia were circulated on social media and by regnal news outlets.

SDI ARABIA: GAY WEDDG VIO GO VIRAL AND CS STIR GULF KGDOM

Sdi thori are vtigatg a vio claimg to show a gay weddg ceremony the untry, acrdg to regnal media reports.

SDI POLICE ARRT 'EVERYBODY VOLVED' 'GAY WEDDG'

Two homosexuals marry Sdi Arabia, " one Twter er wrote. Related: Sdi Arabia nverted another hotel to a prison as part of rptn crackdownAnother said, "Sce 2013, the phenomenon of homosexualy has been creasg Mec, and perhaps the rponse for rpectable people is to purge Mec of this rptn, which stems maly om foreigners. Sdi police arrt 'everybody volved' after footage of 'gay weddg' an outcry on social mediaMec Police said everyone volved a supposed 'gay weddg' now arrtedVio showg two men walkg down aisle to mic went viral when publishedBut police said the participants - cludg a 'crossdrser' - will be prosecuted Homosexualy n be punished by ath Sdi Arabia on relig grounds Published: 13:30 BST, 9 January 2018 | Updated: 14:08 BST, 9 January 2018.

Sdi police say they have arrted everyone volved a 'gay weddg' near the holy cy of Mec. Footage showg two men walkg si-by-si while nfetti is sprayed over their heads and mic is played the background went viral when was upload last duo n be seen proceedg down what appears to be an aisle while one of the men wears what looks like a weddg down for vio Footage showg two men walkg si-by-si while nfetti is sprayed over their heads and mic is played the background went viral when was upload last week In a statement posted on Twter, Mec Police explaed: 'The man said people attendg the event were surprised when a few young men entered the place and tried to perform a "gay weddg scene". ' Pictured: The ceremony takg place near Mec Homosexualy is punishable by severe punishment - rangg om lashgs to ath - Sdi Arabia.