Why the hate for Qatar when people flock to Dubai?

[piddocktrumperiness]

I 'm not quite getting why people are quick to criticise Qatar and its human rights record and treatment of LGBTQ+, when every country in the gulf does the same. This government is in bed with the Saudis, sold lots of landmarks to the Qatari Royal family and many brits are quick to emigrate to Dubai. We even accept sponsorships from these countries.

For the record I'm not condoning any of these Gulf regions- I believe they are all equally bad and treat not only LGBTQ+ badly, but every nationality that is not white American/European/Australian.

I just don't think you can pick and choose- you either state that you condemn all of these regions, or you kind of keep quiet. If the World Cup was held in the Emirates, with most of the games in Dubai, I don't quite imagine the same criticism take place?

So why is the news singling out Qatar?

I thought men holding hands in a platonic way was fairly common? Not the same as a couple doing it on a country where homosexuality is punishable by death.

The average person has the potential to be hugely hypocritical and inconsistent with their values, often just jumping onto whatever bandwagon there is. How many people telling us they're boycotting the world cup would not book a Qatar or Emirates flight to Australia if it was the cheapest? Very few / none I expect.
How many people claim to be want to take action against climate change but drive 400 metres to the shop, or sit outside schools and clubs waiting for their kids with the engine running? A lot from what I see is the answer!

Men holding hands in public definitely isn't common this part of the UK, would definitely attract looks and comments ( which I do not agree with them getting just for holding hands btw)
They'd most definitely attract attention and not in a good way 😓
You're right though in its not comparable to a heterosexual couple holding hands.

I meant in Qatar, in response to a poster claiming gay people aren't harrased there because she's seen men holding hands.

Ah OK 🙂

sorry, wrong link -

John Oiliver

I'm always amazed at the rich hypocrits who seem to move to Dubai and forget the important of general human rights 🤔

This video on Qatar talks about some of the advances / progress efforts made as well as the major challenges (and lack of) in implementation and follow through. It provides a more nuanced view than some of the others I have seen.

This looks like an old thread, but this is the only intelligent comment on here!