Kuwait summons top U.S. diplomat over embassy's Pride month tweets 'supporting homosexuality'

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Kuwait summons top U.S. diplomat over embassy's Pride month tweets 'supporting homosexuality'
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Rights for LGBTQ+ people are severely restricted in Kuwait and sex between men is punishable by up to 7 years in prison.

saying it had summoned Jim Holtsnider, Acting chargé d'affairs of the U.S.

Embassy, ​ about "the embassy's publication on its social media accounts of references and tweets supporting homosexuality" and reminded him of "the obligation not to publish such tweets" and "respect the laws and regulations in force" in the state.Representatives for the State Department did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

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