Rhea Litré, one of the US’s most famous drag artists was forced to perform out of drag, by Dubai authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Litré was booked to perform her hit song ‘Let’s Have a KaiKai’ at Carnage, one of the few gay friendly events in Dubai, reported Queerty.

When she was due to perform, local security officers approached her and fellow artists telling them they could not go on stage in drag.

Two men have been jailed for three years each for posing as male prostitutes over a social media network, WhosHere, and offering their dancing and sexual services for money in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Two men were caught after being monitored on the Internet and then entrapped in a hotel by a police agent posing as a client.

John Sexton, president of the prestigious New York University (NYU), along with its executive, was asked by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) gay rights group over the ethics and conduct regarding their flagship Abu Dhabi campus.

Two men have been entrapped and accused of working together to offer and solicit gay sex for money.

A Dubai court heard yesterday (17 March) that the two were caught in a ‘sting operation’ after police found one of the defendants offering sexual services on the social networking site Whoshere, with a profile nicknamed ‘Mayoud Al Barari’.

The United Arab Emirates was elected last month to a seat in the UN Human Rights Council despite criticism from the UAE LGBT rights group.

The group called upon the UAE to respect the universality of human rights of which LGBT rights are inseparable, as well as suggested starting a dialgoue.

The UAE won this week the membership of the UN Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting in 2013.

But UAE gay rights campaigners criticised the election saying it has an appalling record on human rights and in particualr LGBT rights.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) LGBT group released an animated video featuring a personal story of growing up gay in Emirates and calling for a dialogue with the country’s government.

The video, released today (11 September), entitled 'Let's talk', tells the story of a gay boy who grows up in a society that sees him as a sinner and immoral, which leave a profound effect on his self-esteem which he said led him even to several suicide attempts.

Gays and lesbians in the Emirates have welcomed Madonna's performance there, where she displayed strong messages of support for LGBT rights.

The global pop star played stadium gigs in Abu Dhabi on 3 and 4 June as part of her MDNA album world tour.

Around 25,000 attend the Madonna's first ever performance in the Arab world at the Yas Island Stadium, at Abu Dhabi, the federal capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) where gay sex is still criminalized.

Members of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender group commemorated the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) with a message of hope and appeal for dialogue and change.

Two men ‘spotted’ fondling each other in a parked car near a beach in Jumeirah, Dubai were sentenced to three months prison to be followed by deportation, reported the National, an Emirates based daily yesterday (15 May).

The two, a salon receptionist 27-year-old Filipino named by the initials 'RS', and a 32-year-old Omani named by the initials AA, were arrested by the police just after 3am on 9 April following a tip off from a member of the public.

Two men have been sentenced for three years in jail for having drunken gay sex in public in Dubai.

That's according to a report in The National, an Emirates-based English paper yesterday (11 April).

Two Bangladeshi men have also been arrested for having gay sex in a public toilet and will be deported after serving six months in jail.