Kuwait’s international ministry summons US Embassy official over tweet supporting LGBTQ+ neighborhood

Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday summoned the United States Embassy’s appearing cost d’affaires over tweets the embassy revealed that “support homosexuality”, the ministry mentioned in an announcement.

The US Embassy in Kuwait tweeted earlier Thursday: “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.” “@POTUS is a champion for the human rights of #LGBTQI persons.”

“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.” @POTUS is a champion for the human rights of #LGBTQI individuals. #Pride2022 #YouAreIncluded pic.twitter.com/gdPPBDlHZH

— U.S. Embassy Kuwait (@USEmbassyQ8) June 2, 2022

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Kuwait mentioned it handed the cost d’affaires a memorandum stating its rejection of what was revealed and stressing the necessity for the embassy to respect the legal guidelines and laws in drive within the State of Kuwait and the duty to not publish such tweets.

Homosexuality is punishable by regulation in plenty of majority Muslim international locations, together with Kuwait.

The US Embassy in Saudi Arabia revealed on June 1 a tweet that included assist for the LGBT neighborhood, saying: “During #Pride2022, @StateDept celebrates the contributions members of the LGBTQI+ community make to our nation. We are committed to ending violence, discrimination, and stigma against LGBTQI+ persons worldwide”. Saudi Arabia is house to the holiest websites of Islam in Mecca and Medina.