The topic remains highly taboo across the Middle East.
And despite the UAE permitting its expat population to engage in many activities forbidden by the religion such as cohabitation, drinking alcohol, and eating pork, it is still a Muslim country whose local population is largely religious. Homosexuality is considered a sin in Islam. The British embassy did not reply to a CNBC request for comment. Looks like someone there is still living the long gone UK imperial days,' Nasser Al-Shaikh, the former director of Dubai's finance department, wrote in a post on Twitter.
'Very disrespectful from the British Embassy to the UAE & its people. Negative reactions to the posts were swift. Mission shows its support for the dignity and equality of all people.' The Stonewall riots of 1969 are considered the birth of the gay rights movement. embassy posted a photo of its own flagpole flying the American and pride flags, and its Twitter account, published a tweet saying, 'On the anniversary of Stonewall, a milestone in the American civil rights movement, the U.S.
'Today, we are flying the rainbow flag to affirm our pride in the UK's diversity and our values of equality, inclusion and freedom,' the post added, along with the hashtag ' #Pride2021.' mission to the UAE posted on Twitter on Monday. 'June is #PrideMonth and around the world we celebrate the equality and visibility of #LGBT+ people,' the U.K.
