News Forum - Breaking free: Young gay man flees Saudi Arabia for acceptance and safety

[Thaiger]

A young gay man bravely came out last year, but when his family could not accept him, the 20 year old had no choice but to leave Saudi Arabia, a deeply conservative country, to find freedom and safety. Turki (name changed for security reasons) recalls the harsh treatment he faced from his family after coming …

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[Pinetree]

And SA, that bastion of Stone Age mentality,  is a country that is new best mates with Thailand and indeed gets support from some on this forum.  

[TheDirtyDurian]

3 hours ago, Pinetree said:

And SA, that bastion of Stone Age mentality,  is a country that is new best mates with Thailand and indeed gets support from some on this forum.  

Although, it always struck me as quite funny that it was far easier to get up to gay hanky panky in KSA than illicit hetero stuff. 

That's changed a bit now of course with the relaxation of laws on unmarried couples sharing hotel rooms, even so, it's still very easy. 

Worked with quite a few gay guys over the years. Some come to KSA especially for the 'scene'