The kgdom’s ultranservative laws neverthels crimalize sodomy and other same-sex relatns, makg them punishable by imprisonment, floggg or ath. Dpe the dangers of gay Sdis, Sdi Arabia still boasts a large yet secretive LGBTQ muny.
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- SDI ARABIA SAYS WILL “WELE” LGBTQ+ VISORS – SPE ANTI-GAY LAWS
- 'I NEVER WANTED TO BE A DISSINT.' A GAY SDI JOURNALIST SEEKG ASYLUM ATRALIA SPEAKS OUT AFTER BEG DETAED
SDI ARABIA SAYS WILL “WELE” LGBTQ+ VISORS – SPE ANTI-GAY LAWS
Sdi Arabia is ntug s drive to attract more tourists by reassurg LGBTQ+ visors that they are “wele” - spe anti-gay laws. * gay times saudi arabia *
The webse of the Sdi Tourism Authory (STA) seems to have had s Q&A sectn updated to state that gay visors are wele the kgdom. LGBTQ+ travelers are a lucrative market, acrdg to Darren Burn, CEO of Out Of Office, a luxury travel planng service for the muny, and of Travel Gay, the world’s largt LGBTQ+ travel platform. Burn said that statns such as the Maldiv and Dubai, where homosexualy is a crimal offense, are popular, but whout more assuranc om the thori, Sdi Arabia uld be a tougher sell.
'I NEVER WANTED TO BE A DISSINT.' A GAY SDI JOURNALIST SEEKG ASYLUM ATRALIA SPEAKS OUT AFTER BEG DETAED
Sodomy is punishable by ath Sdi Arabia, but gay life flourish there. Why is “easier to be gay than straight” a society where everyone, homosexual and otherwise, liv the closet * gay times saudi arabia *
One gay traveler who vised Sdi Arabia on a work trip October 2022 – before the webse was updated – told CNN that he felt “ the closet” durg his stay. “If you were to go there and be overtly gay I’d be que ncerned – I wouldn’t feel fortable gog there wh a partner – but ’s a untry that’s changg very quickly.