Gay Man Arrested In Saudi Arabia For Wearing Leopard Shorts At Beach

With an upload on Twitter, an openly gay Saudi Arabian man claimed he was arrested for wearing leopard shorts at the beach in the Islamic country.

The 23-year old Suhail al-Jameel wrote: “The police [have changed] my charges to electronic crimes, taking photos of nudity. How am I nude if I am wearing shorts on a hot beach?”

‘Pink News’ report that “Saudi Arabia introduced new rules on public decency and dress in September, as the Islamic state opened its doors to general tourists for the first time.”

In an indirect response to these new rules Jameel wrote, “In 2019 LGBTQ are not welcomed in Saudi Arabia, you must live in secret and can’t live in peace. You want tourism but you won’t give us freedoms.”

According to the UK Foreign Office, men and women are required by law to “dress modestly covering shoulders and knees in public, avoiding tight-fitting clothing or clothes with profane language or images.”

In addition, ‘Out’ states that these laws “include a ban on public displays of affection, getting drunk on flights into the country, and — yes — wearing shorts.”

It is still unclear what criminal penalty Jameel will face.

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