Protesters target London's Dorchester Hotel over Brunei anti-gay laws
Protestors gather outside The Dorchester in London, calling for homophobia to be stamped out, while big name personalities, including George Cloony and Elton John, have called for a boycott on all the hotels owned by the Brunei sultan, including The Dorchester, and the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, California. – EPA pic, April 6, 2019.
DOZENS of anti-discrimination demonstrators massed today outside the Brunei-owned luxury Dorchester Hotel in London over the southeast Asian country’s adoption of harsh shariah laws, including death by stoning for gay sex. Led by human rights activist Peter Tatchell, up to 100 people gathered outside the Park Lane hotel, many armed with rainbow flags, placards and banners calling for homophobia to be stamped out.
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