{"id":1505417,"date":"2022-06-06T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T17:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1505417"},"modified":"2022-06-06T13:21:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T17:21:37","slug":"kuwait-summons-top-u-s-diplomat-over-lgbtq-friendly-social-media-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kuwait-summons-top-u-s-diplomat-over-lgbtq-friendly-social-media-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait Summons Top U.S. Diplomat Over LGBTQ-Friendly Social Media Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkuwait-summons-top-u-s-diplomat-over-lgbtq-friendly-social-media-posts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1505417&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said it summoned the top U.S. diplomat to the nation over concerns regarding social media posts allegedly \u201cin support of homosexuality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The concerns included posts to verified social media accounts operated by U.S. Embassy Kuwait marking the start of Pride Month posted on June 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or whom they love.\u201d @POTUS is a champion for the human rights of #LGBTQI persons. #Pride2022 #YouAreIncluded,\u201d the post read.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cAll human beings should be treated with respect and dignity and should be able to live without fear no matter who they are or whom they love.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> is a champion for the human rights of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LGBTQI?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LGBTQI<\/a> persons. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/YouAreIncluded?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#YouAreIncluded<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gdPPBDlHZH\">pic.twitter.com\/gdPPBDlHZH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. Embassy Kuwait (@USEmbassyQ8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USEmbassyQ8\/status\/1532282068830507008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The account has also displayed a Pride flag on the banner of its Twitter page in celebration of Pride Month.<\/p>\n<p>The nation\u2019s foreign ministry stated that it had sent a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/kuwait-summons-top-us-diplomat-over-lgbtq-friendly-posts\/a-62024948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memo<\/a> to U.S. charge d\u2019affaires James Holtsnider \u201cconfirming Kuwait\u2019s rejection of what was published and stressing the need for the embassy to respect the laws and regulations in force in Kuwait.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The memorandum emphasized \u201cthe need for the embassy to respect the laws and regulations in force in the State of Kuwait and the obligation not to publish such tweets,\u201d the foreign ministry said, pointing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/legal.un.org\/ilc\/texts\/instruments\/english\/conventions\/9_1_1961.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961<\/a>, which provides a framework for diplomatic relations between states, NBC News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/kuwait-summons-top-us-diplomat-lgbt-tweets-rcna31789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Holtsnider has served as the top diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait City since April following the departure of Ambassador Alina Romanowski at the conclusion of her tenure, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>The concern arose as homosexuality is legally banned in Kuwait, as is common in other nations led by Muslim law. The maximum penalty for homosexuality in Kuwait can include up to seven years of imprisonment, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.humandignitytrust.org\/country-profile\/kuwait\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> Human Dignity Trust.<\/p>\n<p>Controversy also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/do-the-muslim-nations-us-embassy-mocked-for-flying-pride-flag-over-the-vatican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ensued<\/a> when the U.S. Embassy in the Holy See marked the beginning of Pride Month by flying the rainbow flag. The Catholic Church continues to adhere to traditional opposite-sex marriage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday is the start of #Pride Month. The United States respects and promotes the equality and human dignity of all people including the LGBTQIA+ community. #PrideMonth #AllInclusive #Pride2022,\u201d the embassy\u2019s post read alongside a picture of the flag hanging outside of its building.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today is the start of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride<\/a> Month. The United States respects and promotes the equality and human dignity of all people including the LGBTQIA+ community. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PrideMonth?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PrideMonth<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllInclusive?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllInclusive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pride2022?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pride2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6VgN9R8c3J\">pic.twitter.com\/6VgN9R8c3J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 U.S. in Holy See (@USinHolySee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USinHolySee\/status\/1531947017450176515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though U.S. embassies in some other Muslim-led nations have also acknowledged Pride Month, Kuwait is the first reported to have summoned its embassy leadership over the matter. Similar Pride flags have not been hung outside of embassies in locations like Saudi Arabia or Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire editor emeritus Ben Shapiro highlighted the difference in a tweet as well, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1531970863624511488\">saying<\/a>, \u201cLet\u2019s be clear: the Biden administration would never do this in an Islamic country. This is anti-Catholic bigotry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Let&#8217;s be clear: the Biden administration would never do this in an Islamic country. This is anti-Catholic bigotry. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jyTQbT80gW\">https:\/\/t.co\/jyTQbT80gW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/benshapiro\/status\/1531970863624511488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 1, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said it summoned the top U.S. diplomat to the nation over concerns regarding social media posts allegedly \u201cin support of homosexuality.\u201d The concerns included posts to verified social media accounts operated by U.S. Embassy Kuwait marking the start of Pride Month posted on June 2. \u201cAll human beings should be treated &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1505452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1505417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/325"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1505417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1505417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1505452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1505417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1505417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1505417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}