{"id":1522955,"date":"2022-06-19T14:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-19T18:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1522955"},"modified":"2022-06-19T14:34:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T18:34:27","slug":"promoting-homosexuality-rainbow-colored-toys-clothing-seized-in-saudi-arabia-ahead-of-bidens-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/promoting-homosexuality-rainbow-colored-toys-clothing-seized-in-saudi-arabia-ahead-of-bidens-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Promoting Homosexuality\u2019: Rainbow-Colored Toys, Clothing Seized In Saudi Arabia Ahead Of Biden\u2019s Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fpromoting-homosexuality-rainbow-colored-toys-clothing-seized-in-saudi-arabia-ahead-of-bidens-visit%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=1522955&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>Rainbow-colored toys and clothing have been seized in Saudi Arabia for allegedly promoting homosexuality just weeks ahead of a planned visit by President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The crackdown on Pride Month items was cited by Saudi outlet al-Ekhbariya regarding a statement by the Ministry of Commerce.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe are having to look out for slogans that violate the rules of Islam and public morals like promoting homosexuality [sic] colors, targeting the young generation,\u201d an official from the Ministry of Commerce said.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The seizures also included school supplies such as pencils, crayons, packages, and backpacks, according to the report.\u00a0<span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/06\/19\/middleeast\/saudi-arabia-rainbow-colored-toys-ban-intl\/index.html\">CNN<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, it is not known how many establishments were targeted, or how many items have been confiscated.<\/p>\n<p>The actions occurred as homosexuality is illegal in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n<p>The move also follows the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/disney-pixars-lightyear-banned-in-saudi-arabia-over-same-sex-kiss-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ban<\/a> of the Pixar film \u201cLightyear\u201d in Saudi Arabia. <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cLightyear\u201d was banned \u201cdue to its violation of the country\u2019s media content standards,\u201d the country\u2019s media regulator said in a\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UAE_Forsan\/status\/1536272169260285952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">tweet<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, not specifying which standard had been violated. Industry insiders speculate it\u2019s because of the kiss between two female characters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Animated Film &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Lightyear?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Lightyear<\/a>&#8216; is Not Licensed to be Shown in Cinemas in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UAE?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UAE<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uaemro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@uaemro<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vY4P04NlcX\">pic.twitter.com\/vY4P04NlcX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UAE Forsan (@UAE_Forsan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UAE_Forsan\/status\/1536272169260285952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marvel films \u201cDoctor Strange\u201d and \u201cEternals\u201d were also banned in Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East for similar reasons related to LGBT themes.<\/p>\n<p>The reported seizure of rainbow items also comes as Biden prepares for a July trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, confirmed on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe trip, to begin on July 13, will start in Israel where Biden will meet with Palestinian leaders in the West Bank and reinforce his support for a two-state solution there, according to an administration statement early Tuesday morning,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/national-news\/articles\/2022-06-14\/white-house-confirms-biden-trip-to-saudi-arabia-despite-domestic-outrage\">U.S. News and World Report<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBiden will then travel to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council along with leaders from Egypt, Iraq and Jordan. There, the president is expected to focus on finding solutions to staggeringly high gas prices in the U.S. that have emboldened Republicans vying to take control of the House and the Senate in the fall,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The LGBT-related controversy adds to concerns from members of Congress that Biden plans to meet with Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman after his reported involvement in the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist and U.S. resident Jamal Khashoggi.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/06\/14\/statement-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-on-president-bidens-travel-to-israel-the-west-bank-and-saudi-arabia\/\">White House<\/a> report regarding Biden\u2019s upcoming trip stated that the president will discuss \u201cmeans for expanding regional economic and security cooperation, including new and promising infrastructure and climate initiatives, as well as deterring threats from Iran, advancing human rights, and ensuring global energy and food security.\u201d The discussion will also include oil production as the nation seeks relief from record gas prices under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>John Kirby, former Defense Department spokesman, now serving with the National Security Council (NSC), also told <a href=\"https:\/\/transcripts.cnn.com\/show\/ip\/date\/2022-06-08\/segment\/02\">CNN<\/a> on June 8 that Biden plans to address some problematic issues between the two nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can tell you that the president is going to be completely unafraid to have honest, candid discussions with leaders around the world, with those with whom we agree on almost everything and those where we have differences,\u201d Kirby said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important for him to be willing and able to meet with leaders all across the world, no matter who they are or who they represent, if, in fact, it\u2019s going to improve U.S. national security interests. And, in this case, the president absolutely believes that\u2019s the case,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rainbow-colored toys and clothing have been seized in Saudi Arabia for allegedly promoting homosexuality just weeks ahead of a planned visit by President Joe Biden. The crackdown on Pride Month items was cited by Saudi outlet al-Ekhbariya regarding a statement by the Ministry of Commerce. \u201cWe are having to look out for slogans that violate &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":325,"featured_media":1522961,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1522955","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\/1522955","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=1522955"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1522955\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1522961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1522955"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1522955"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1522955"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}