The British embassy did not reply to a CNBC request for comment. Looks like someone there is still living the long gone UK imperial days," Nasser Al-Shaikh, the former director of Dubai's finance department, wrote in a post on Twitter. "Very disrespectful from the British Embassy to the UAE & its people. Negative reactions to the posts were swift. Mission shows its support for the dignity and equality of all people." The Stonewall riots of 1969 are considered the birth of the gay rights movement. embassy posted a photo of its own flagpole flying the American and pride flags, and its Twitter account, published a tweet saying, "On the anniversary of Stonewall, a milestone in the American civil rights movement, the U.S. "Today, we are flying the rainbow flag to affirm our pride in the UK's diversity and our values of equality, inclusion and freedom," the post added, along with the hashtag " #Pride2021." mission to the UAE posted on Twitter on Monday. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites."June is #PrideMonth and around the world we celebrate the equality and visibility of #LGBT+ people," the U.K. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Wire service provided by Associated Press.
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TheJournal.ie supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. While senior political figures, such as German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Berlin’s mayor Klaus Wowereit, have come out, no current German Bundesliga footballer has revealed his homosexuality. Homosexuality in German football has been a topic since chancellor Angela Merkel told gay footballers last September they should have no fear of revealing their sexuality.Īs part of the “Go your own way” campaign, Merkel said: “Anyone who sums up the strength and bravery should know that they live in a land where they have nothing to fear.” With the famous skull and crossbones on their supporters flag, St Pauli is one of Germany’s cult football clubs and their fans are often identified with left-wing politics. Pauli and we are working hard on them.”ĭirk Bruellau of the club’s gay and lesbian fan club Queerpass Sankt Pauli, backed the move and said it would now be a “quantum leap for the football world” if one of the 18 clubs in Germany’s top-flight Bundesliga followed suit. “With this flag, we are giving this highly-visible sign that these issues have great importance at St. “The club has been active for many years against homophobia and discrimination,” said St Pauli vice-president Dr. GERMAN SECOND DIVISION club St Pauli will fly the rainbow flag, symbolising gay pride, permanently at their Hamburg stadium, the club announced on Thursday.