Kuwait summons top US diplomat over LGBTQ friendly posts

[Sandy Becker]

Kuwait summons top US diplomat over LGBTQ friendly posts
https://www.dw.com/en/kuwait-summons-top-us-diplomat-over-lgbtq-friendly-posts/a-62024948

The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said Friday it had summoned the top diplomat at the US Embassy to object to social media posts on Twitter and Instagram in "support of homosexuality."

On June 1, the embassy posted a picture of an LGBTQ flag, known as the progress flag, and quoted US President Joe Biden, "All human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or whom they love."

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In a statement, the ministry said it had summoned US charge d'affaires James Holtsnider on Thursday over "social media references and tweets supporting homosexuality."

The ministry said Holtsnider had received a memo "confirming Kuwait's rejection of what was published and stressing the need for the embassy to respect the laws and regulations in force in Kuwait."

Kuwaitis reacted on social media to the embassy's posts with outrage, suggesting the pro-gay message was in conflict with the Muslim beliefs of the majority of the people.

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Oh but we need their oil or something, right?

[Glorfindel]

1. Maybe we should have let Saddam Hussein have them...

as it turns out, they deserved each other.