The rainbow flag has become increasingly adopted as a symbol of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and queer pride and LGBT social movements.
It adds that 'legal penalties' have been imposed on those violating the rules. The translated tweet says: 'Our supervisory teams carry out rounds of sales outlets, seize and confiscate products that contain symbols and indications that call for anomalies and contradict normal common sense.'
The journalist explains that the items have been seized by the Ministry of Commerce because they relate to homosexuality and, what is 'amazing', is that they are for children.Īn official in a green uniform then tells him the colours promote homosexuality and the items 'target' the younger generation.Ī tweet by the Ministry of Commerce featuring similar pictures has an official telling people that while on a tour of the shopping centre, his team had spotted 'a number of violations of public morals,' while showing the camera a pack labelled Crayola. On the floor below the reporter and the officials in the shop - which he says is in one of Riyadh's markets - is a growing pile of rainbow-coloured items apparently pulled from the shelves.
