IMAGE BY ME-MYSELF-AND-I VIA PIXABAYRIYADH: Saudi officials are seizing rainbow-colored toys and articles of clothing from shops in the capital as part of a crackdown on homosexuality, state media reported. Gesturing toward a rainbow flag, a journalist says: "The homosexuality flag is present in one of the Riyadh markets." The colors send a "poisoned message" to children, the report says. The Al-Ekhbariya report also showed stills of Benedict Cumberbatch in "Doctor Strange" and of apparently foreign children waving rainbow flags. The report did not detail how many establishments were targeted or items seized in the operation, and Saudi officials did not immediately respond to an AFP request for comment on Wednesday.

Source: Manila Times June 15, 2022 13:58 UTC