Singer Belinda Carlisle has called for a boycott of hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei following the announcement that the country is set to introduce death by stoning for people who are homosexual.
The Go-Go’s lead singer, a longtime ally of the LGBTIQ+ community, said people, especially celebrities, should show their support by boycotting hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei.
The Dorchester Group of hotels including celebrity hot-spot the Beverly Hills Hotel, the Bel-Air and The Dorchester in London.
The singer’s son James Duke Mason, who is a prominent LGBTIQ+ rights campaigner said by continuing to patronise the hotels people were showing support for barbaric laws in Brunei.
“…realize your continued support of these businesses is nothing less than approval of and complicity in the Sultan’s extreme anti-LGBTQ policies.” Mason posted to his Twitter account.
Actor George Clooney has thrown his support behind the boycott penning an open letter that was published in Deadline.
“Brunei is a Monarchy and certainly any boycott would have little effect on changing these laws. But are we really going to help pay for these human rights violations?
“Are we really going to help fund the murder of innocent citizens? I’ve learned over years of dealing with murderous regimes that you can’t shame them. But you can shame the banks, the financiers and the institutions that do business with them and choose to look the other way.” Clooney said.
The news laws in Brunei are set to be implemented from 3rd April. They include amputation of people’s hand if caught stealing, being stoned to death for being homosexual and a death penalty for people who reject islam.
OIP Staff
