George Clooney and Elton John Hold Boycott Against Brunei for Laws Against Gay Stoning

April 3, 2019

George Clooney and Elton John as well as a group of artists expressed their rejection and called for a boycott before the imminent implementation of the terrible Islamic law by the Sultanate of Brunei.

The new penal code will enter into force on Wednesday and includes stoning for homobadual crimes and adultery. The sultan Hbadbad Bolkiah announced the implementation of this old law that allows even flogging for abortion. The capital punishment applies to those who blaspheme, defame the name of the prophet Muhammad or they perform apostasy.

A large number of global organizations against homophobia have publicly expressed their dissatisfaction through releases disseminated from various social networks. With regard to the artistic world, George Clooney wrote a column calling for a boycott of hotels in Brunei. The sultan has hotels in Los Angeles, Paris and Rome, among others. Clooney said: "Whenever we stay, meet or eat in any of these nine hotels, we give money to those who choose to stoned or bad until the death of their own citizens because they are homobaduals or accused of adultery "

The British singer has joined the demand Elton John. Sir Elthon expressed his support for "taking a stand against anti-gay discrimination. Brunei homobaduals are subject to atrocities or worse. "

"I believe that love is love and being able to love as you wish is a fundamental human right, and my husband David and I deserve to be treated with dignity and respect." same thing must happen with each of the millions of people LGBTQ + around the world, "said the singer.

The Sharia it is Islamic law that has a fundamental weight in family family life. According to the Sultan Hbadbad Bolkiah, will help maintain "peace and order". Bolkiah said his goal is "to educate, respect and protect the legitimate rights of all people of all races and faiths".