Egypt follows Turkey in denying LGBTQ+ cruise access to port over ‘misaligned moral values’
Egyptian authorities blocked Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady after Turkey denied entry, disrupting an Atlantis LGBTQ+ cruise with Patti LuPone aboard.
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Patti LuPone’s LGBTQQIAAP2S+ Cruise Ship Rejected (Again) by Egypt, Turkey
Broadway veteran Patti LuPone has lashed out at Turkey and Egypt as both Muslim-majority countries lined up to close their waters to a LGBTQQIAAP2S+ cruise ship full of gay men she would be performing for.
Major disappointment on the Mediterranean: Not only did Turkey deny entry to the luxury liner Scarlet Lady, carrying around 2,000 gay men, but now Egypt has followed suit. Homosexuals are simply not welcome in the predominantly Islamic world – and certainly not a floating "gay cruise" full of gay men. Instead of pyramids and the Bosphorus, the stranded passengers now face a course correction back to more tolerant Europe. The plan by the US organ…
Turkey and Egypt Deny Entry to American LGBTQ+ Cruise, Cite ‘Moral Standards’
“It’s very concerning to me when a country decides they can pick and choose which tourists are allowed in and which are not." The post Turkey and Egypt Deny Entry to American LGBTQ+ Cruise, Cite ‘Moral Standards’ first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.
A luxury cruise ship with primarily LGBTI passengers has been refused entry by two countries in a short space of time. Virgin Voyages' Scarlet Lady was not allowed to dock in the Turkish port city of Kusadasi in early July. Shortly thereafter, the ship was also denied permission to enter Egyptian waters, Welt reports.
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