Both British and American embassies in the United Arab Emirates are receiving backlash online from conservative Emiratis after raising the rainbow Pride flag alongside their own national flags in celebration of Pride Month in June.The UAE still criminalises same-sex relationships.
This is despite the country being considerably more liberal than neighbours like Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Iran, whose strict adherence to the Sharia law allows the death penalty for same-sex marriages.So on Monday, when the British and American embassies in the UAE publicly displayed support for LGBTQI+ communities by flying the gay pride flag, it ignited controversy on .The U.K.
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