In Dubai, queer men convicted of having sex can face up to 10 years in prison under the country’s penal code.
The country is also a harsh and unwelcoming place for LGBT+ tourists. In 2008, a lesbian couple, visiting from abroad, were handed a one month jail sentence in Dubai for engaging in a public display of affection at a beach.
In the last decade alone, a number of people have been arrested and sentenced to prison in Dubai for having same-sex sexual relations.
In 2017, Scottish man Jamie Harron was sentenced to three months in prison for public indecency after he touched another man in a bar in an effort to avoid bumping into him. The charges were later dropped.