Laws Against Gay Travelers In The Middle East

Laws Against Gay Travelers In The Middle East? | One Mile at a TimeAs a gay traveler who has been through several Gulf countries dozens of times, here's what I am and am not concerned about when visiting these countries.

Laws impacting gays in the Middle East

UAE or Qatar aren’t safe places… Everything is fantastic until a policeman or a UAE/Qatar citizen decides you are wrong… be careful!

“Radha Stirling, a British lawyer, says she has represented HUNDREDS of Westerners who have been jailed in Dubai for behavior that is usually permitted there…”

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/11/world/middleeast/dubai-crimes-united-arab-emirates-jail.html

Is Emirates' New 'Year of Tolerance' Plane a PR Stunt to Gloss Over the UAE's "Appalling Human Rights Record"?Tomorrow, Emirates will attempt to break a world record by flying a specially liveried Airbus A380 across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) filled to the brim with as many nationalities as possible. The idea came about from the UAE’s ‘Year of Tolerance’ activities which the country’s official news agency says was “envisioned as a way…