Dubai Detains Foreigners Accused Of Being Gay

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Police in the Gulf tourist hub of Dubai say they've detained 17 foreign men for allegedly being gay and wearing women's clothing in malls and other public places.

Police spokesman Zuhair Horoun says the men were either visiting or working in Dubai. He says they were detained Wednesday but would not elaborate.

Dubai's Gulf News reported Thursday that police detained "40 cross-dressing tourists." The discrepancy in the numbers couldn't immediately be explained.

The paper quotes Dubai's police chief as saying the arrests are part of a campaign against "transvestites."

Despite Dubai's Western outlook, homosexuality is illegal in the Muslim city-state.

Comments

[LorettaSingbiel]

"Despite Dubai's Western outlook, homosexuality is illegal in the Muslim city-state­."

And it'd be illegal here, if our radical fundamentalists had their way.

[abby4ever]

So is drinking and having sex on the beach. A British couple are facing 6 years in jail for getting crocked and 'doing it' in the sand. I don't feel that sorry for them because they are intelligent, business people and had to have known the law there.

[JohnJames]

The gays are amazing, aren't they?. No matter what they're doing they're always having sex.

[laborgrunt]

Doing it in public would get you thrown in jail in any liberal city in the US.

[Huffyfan]

Abby4ever
the couple was WARNED by the police in a first round , and told that that behaviour was not acceptable in public (could have got a room ) on top of that the lady is a nurse and works in Dubai for 3 Years , so she is familiar with the local customs . the Lady was drunk and so was her partner . Hotels around the beach do early Happy hours but except a reasonable behaviour . the Policeman when confronting the lady for the 2nd time was Hit by her expensive Jimmy Choo Shoes ( worst insult in that region )

she should know better than offend the habits of Dubai. Most hotel rooms also have lists of things to avoid in public if someone is not happy with those rules, why visit Dubai . ? go to THailand .or elsewhere .

[SouthernYankeeBelle]

Haven't you heard they don't have any gays in their countries so they must be from other countries. Here we go again Iran all over. So sad they haven't got anythingelse to worry about.

[abouttime]

I wonder what Tiger Woods thinks about that. He paid the BIG bucks to buy and open a golf course in the wealthiest (per capita) nation on Earth. Guess he cares more about the "bottom line" than ethics?
Screw Dubai - the anti-democratic capitalistic icon of greed and oppulance. Is the Monarch there in agreement with the Taliban in Afganistan? The article refers to Dubai as "the Muslim city-state­." what a joke. It is more likely a Capitalistic Oligarchial Oil Dictatorship! The Rich go there to spend money and feel elitist. Screw fundamntalism of any religion, whether Christian, Jewish or Muslum. They are mostly bigots who hate and think God speaks to them (Bush says God spoke to him in going to war in Iraq!)
Boycott oil - Go alternative!
Diversity is the way.

[yesyoucaned]

Capitalistic Oligarchical Oil Dictatorship! Isn't that the goal. Come on do you want to be a poor worker
all of your life just sign your soul - I mean your name on your sons and daughters back. Two Words Baby Boomers.

[wdw101]

so if you are an owner of a business in a country...­....you are endorsing all their laws and practices.­.....wow

[only1Demvoter]

Haliburton's new Corporate Headquarte­rs...

Figures.

I'm sure Messers Hagee, Bush, and the rest of The Klan will feel right at home there !


More to follow. -ralph

[texasgnuowner]

Now, will Cheney be able to take his daughter there?

[awcbuddy8]

You gotta do what you gotta do.

[GZLives]

Wasn't Michael Jackson living there?

[SouthernYankeeBelle]

YEAH BUT HE HAS LOTS OF MONEY.