Lesbian Couple Jailed for Kissing on Dubai Beach

According to an article in the dailymail;

The Dubai Court of Appeal has found a lesbian couple guilty of kissing on a public beach.

The Appeal Court upheld the one-month jail sentence for the women, a 30-year-old Lebanese national and a 36-year-old Bulgarian who both pleaded not guilty.

The Dubai Public Prosecution charged the women with kissing, groping each other and indecent acts in public - the first case of its kind in the country.  The couple will be deported after serving thier term.

17 Jailed In Dubai For “Homosexual Behavior”

Police in the rich, tourist destination Dubai have detained 17 foreign men for allegedly displaying “homosexual behavior”. The alleged offenses are reported to have taken place in malls and other various public places. Zuhair Horoun, a spokesman for the Dubai Police says all the suspects were either visiting or working in Dubai. He claims they were detained Wednesday, but he refrained from giving details about the so called “behavior” that landed them in jail. Dubai’s Gulf News reported today the police also detained “40 cross-dressing tourists.” The paper quotes Dubai’s police chief as saying the arrests are part of a campaign against “transvestites.” Despite the apparent Westernization of Dubai, public homosexual behavior is banned in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai, which is largely a Muslim city-state continues to remain hostile against homosexuality.