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

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Holdonforsummer · 09/07/2026 16:48

Now Egypt has turned away a cruise ship full of LGBT passengers, following in the footsteps of Turkey who had already barred them from docking. Egyptian authorities haven’t stated an official reason but Turkey clearly stated it was because the passengers on the ship didn’t confirm to their society’s ‘moral’ standards. I find this disgusting and outrageous that any country thinks they can start to pick and choose which categories of tourists they will and won’t accept. I for one will now boycott Turkey and Egypt and will not book holidays there in the future. I refuse to support homophobic regimes and feel that the only thing that might change their mind is if many other UK citizens do the same.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/09/lgbtq-cruise-ship-refused-entry-egypt-turkey?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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nomas · 10/07/2026 12:57

Saltysweetspicy · 10/07/2026 12:53

Turn away people whose values don't align with ours. You say how, well we can't without being all types of 'ists' or 'phobics' hence why it would never happen. But I wish it could.

How would you judge their values? Would they take a questionnaire?

Saltysweetspicy · 10/07/2026 13:02

nomas · 10/07/2026 12:57

How would you judge their values? Would they take a questionnaire?

Like how they are questioned when they are immigrating here?

nomas · 10/07/2026 13:06

Saltysweetspicy · 10/07/2026 13:02

Like how they are questioned when they are immigrating here?

How are they questioned? And how do you begin to police people's thoughts?

Saltysweetspicy · 10/07/2026 13:29

nomas · 10/07/2026 13:06

How are they questioned? And how do you begin to police people's thoughts?

You've lost me. When you say how are they questioned, do you mean, what questions are they asked? If so, I have no idea, I don't work in immigration. But I do think it's reasonable to ask those deeper questions (when we are processing immigrants/illegal immigrants, in which case, that is a bit like a questionnaire as they are interviewed etc) to find out about whether their values and ideals are compatible with living in our society. We already make judgments about people in the immigration process, don't we?? Based on many things. Every country does, just some more strictly than others.

Yes. Fair enough some of them would lie, and of course it would be far more difficult than a cruise of LGBT turning up who are so open and comfortable with who they are and their values, so you know their ideals off the bat, but it would be a place to start. It would never be fool proof.

This is one example. I don't like that we welcome families into the country where the women are treated so badly, for example. We should not support that (IMO) women being second class citizens in our country. It doesn't align with what we have fought for (and still are fighting for in some ways!) so eg if someone believes women should have fewer rights or rejects equality under UK law, our law, I don't think that's something we should just ignore because we're afraid of being called discriminatory.

Do you think considering whether an immigrant/illegal immigrant is likely to uphold the same values/rules/laws that everyone living here is expected to follow is a bad thing?

DdraigGoch · 10/07/2026 13:33

Has it only just occurred to you what these countries were like?

blubberyboo · 11/07/2026 21:35

Jane379 · 10/07/2026 01:11

I think that's unfair, OP probably disapproves of Egyptian misogyny too.

I agree the cruise people were stupid but it should be remembered Egyptian homophobia most of all affects gay people there, not tourists, including plenty who aren't powerful.

Edited

I’ll remind you then that OP only decided to boycott the country when a gay cruise came to town

Valeriekat · Today 22:13

Isn't the cruise for gay men? No L or T!

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