To boycott Turkey and Egypt after homophobic action against cruise ship?

Well, for example, I wouldn’t travel to certain countries if I wanted to spend a week on a beach in a bikini, but their country rules were no bikini’s allowed. Surely, this stuff is common sense. You make sure your destination is suitable for your personal circumstances and wants.

Funny how it isnt the same though. They do not accommodate our ways of likfe in their countries, they expect us to respect their culture and behave differently to how we do at home. Yet we have slowly changed so much to accommodate them here. And where has it gotten us? I wish we had the balls to act the way they do.

I don’t agree with it—but I am not surprised they were turned away, given the homophobia these countries are known for.
I am surprised that the cruise planned to go there in the first place.
I’m female, and I’m not planning on going on holiday to Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia any time soon.

A huge percentage of the world don't accept LGBT, stop thinking the world should bow down to how the UK live, they have their rules for their country.

You had to shoehorn that in 🙄

OP, boycott whoever you want. Few care.

YANBU to not go to countries that do not support your beliefs. You have that choice, you don’t have to do anywhere you don’t want to go, I’m a bit surprised you even have to ask that.
Every country has different rules for entry though not just Turkey and Egypt

Well yeah, terrorist organisations is an example. Or those who are too poor to pay for a Visa, or where the person’s presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good.

The UK's reasons are, happily, much less discriminatory than other countries'. But my point is that all countries do indeed choose which tourists it will and will not accept.

When in Rome......
They're Muslim majority counties and have every right to impose their moral values on visitors. If you don't like it don't go.
Just as it should be with burkas, halal, sharia etc in the UK.

https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/turkey-lgbtq-cruise-ship-ban-b3008410.html

link not behind a paywall. It was a Virgin cruise out of America

Most ME regimes do not support homosexuality.

I always wonder about the juxtaposition of views like OPs against the majority support in the UK for the Palestinian 'state'.

Good for them.

And I am a bisexual woman.

The LGBT lifestyle does not align with those countries core beliefs and religion. They have every right to not allow people into their country that they feel do not align with Turkish/Egyptian morals and beliefs which are openly against homosexuality.

Therefore, I hope we, as a country, grow a backbone and do the same!! I hope we stop allowing people into England that don't share our countrys morals and beliefs on such things as welcoming homosexuality, opposing the cruelty of halal meat and being horrified at child marriage.

There are plenty of safe and welcoming places for LGB people to visit. Why would they want to go to a place that openly condems them?

Go ahead and boycott Turkey and Egypt. Nobody will notice and no one will care.

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The cruisers had a lucky escape. The cruise should have been planned to limit exposure to dangerous homophobia.

What's the cruise company? I would boycott them for being dense.

Turkey surprises me as I thought they wanted to join the EU.

As a lesbian while I find this awful that they would do this. I don’t understand why a LGBT cruise ship would go to these places anyway? Seems odd place to have on the itinerary when their clientele wouldn’t be respected and potentially put in danger.

YANBU to boycott going to any country for any reason, going to be honest though I’m not sure anyone ever thought places like Turkey or Egypt would be openly welcoming to homosexuals, having said that homosexuality is actually legal in Turkey so I’m surprised that they thought this was reasonable.

Having been to Turkey I personally wouldn't return anyway.

However, if this is something that goes again their beliefs then that's their prerogative to do so, it doesn't seem to affect their tourism in other ways.

I'm surprised at the organisers for adding these stop overs to the itinerary, they must know beforehand what the do's and dont's of a country are when planning.

Why did the organisers have these countries on the itinerary?
We dont need to agree with Turkey or Egypts views on homosexuality but we also dont get to control their views either...

How will you boycott it?

Can you please enlighten me as to which "categories" the UK would refuse entry?
Except known terrorist organisations.... and even then 😂

Good lord, OP. You sound rather naive. Have you only just discovered these countries have homophobic attitudes and laws? How exactly are you going to boycott them? Have you been on holiday there previously?

I could offer to boycott - but it would be meaningless as I have no intention of going to either country. I have been to one, and I'm not interested in going to the other.

When were you planning your trips, op?

There have long been ethical issues with holidaying in these countries but no one cares as they are almost always cheaper than holidaying in countries with better human rights records.