U.S. embassies have flown the Pride flag in some of the most anti-LGBTQ countries on Earth this year

The U.S. Embassy to the Holy See is flying the rainbow flag for Pride month
Photo: Twitter

United States embassies are flying the rainbow flag to honor Pride Month in some of the most anti-LGBTQ countries on the planet under the Biden administration.

The flag even went up under the stars and stripes in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week. Homosexuality is illegal in the religiously conservative country and punishable with prison time, chemical castration, public flogging, or even death.

Related: The very first rainbow Pride flags were thought to be gone. Until now.

“On the anniversary of Stonewall, a milestone in the American civil rights movement, the U.S. Mission shows its support for the dignity and equality of all people,” the embassy tweeted with a photo of the flag flying high and staff posing inside the building.

While the backlash from some politicians and conservatives was swift, the government has so far refused to comment. The country has been…

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