Saudi Man Arrested for Flying “Pretty” Rainbow Flag

A man in Saudi Arabia has been arrested for flying the rainbow flag at his home. The doctor who lives in Jeddah apparently didn’t know the flag symbolizes LGBT pride, saying he bought it online when one of his kids told him the flag was “pretty.”

Homosexuality is illegal under Sharia law in Saudi Arabia and punishments for those who are doing nothing but being in same-sex relationships include execution, chemical castration, imprisonment and even death. Fortunately, the doctor was bailed after an “investigation,” but was forced to take down the rainbow flag at his home.

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