Saudi Arabia: Schools 'ban tomboys and gays'
by Stephen Gray
16 April 2012, 10:17am
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/16/saudi-arabia-schools-ban-tomboys-and-gays/ (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/16/saudi-arabia-schools-ban-tomboys-and-gays/)
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reportedly banned gays and tomboys from its schools citing efforts to tackle the two 'phenomenons'.
A report on Emirates 24/7 this morning says the The Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice has been called on to ensure implementation of new orders on homosexuality and girls who adopt masculine appearances.
The newspaper quotes the 'Sharq' Arabic language paper on the announcement: "Instructions have been issued to all public schools and universities to ban the entry of gays and tom boys and to intensify their efforts to fight this phenomenon, which has been promoted by some websites."