UAE is becoming increasingly hostile to the LGBTQ community

Queers have so far managed to live in the Gulf state by keeping a low profile. But UAE’s new crackdown on the LGBTQ community might change that.

A kiss, a hug or holding hands — acts of fondness by same sex couples in public have always been out of the question in the United Arab Emirates.

Behind closed doors, it has been a different affair for members of the international LGBTQ community .