Dua Lipa supports Brunei boycott as gay sex death penalty becomes law

Dua Lipa has urged her followers to boycott Brunei-owned businesses after the country instituted a penal code which punishes homosexuality with death.

On Thursday (April 4), the “New Rules” singer tweeted: “Gay rights are human rights. Boycott the industries and the people that believe in inhumane anti LGBT+ laws.

Gay rights are human rights. Boycott the the industries and the people that believe in inhumane anti LGBT+ laws. Taking a stand today and forever to show support. The fight is never over we’re only scratching the surface but we need to be louder than ever. #BoycottBrunei ️‍ pic.twitter.com/hFkaa27KzD

— DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) April 4, 2019

“Taking a stand today and forever to show support. The fight is never over we’re only scratching the surface but we need to be louder than ever. #BoycottBrunei ️‍ ” she added above a photo of shoes emblazoned with the LGBT+ Pride flag.

Dua Lipa joins Brunei boycott started by George Clooney

Last week, George Clooney launched a boycott of Brunei-owned luxury hotels over the country’s anti-LGBT laws.

He vowed to boycott the luxury Dorchester Collection hotels owned by the Southeast Asian state, and was soon joined in this pledge by stars like LGBT+ icons Ellen DeGeneres and Elton John.

Sir Elton tweeted on March 30: “I commend my friend, #GeorgeClooney, for taking a stand against the anti-gay discrimination and bigotry taking place in the nation of #Brunei—a place where gay people are brutalised, or worse—by boycotting the Sultan’s hotels.”

Dua Lipa has become the latest celebrity to vocally oppose Beirut’s new penal code. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty)

He added: “We must send a message, however we can, that such treatment is unacceptable. That’s why David and I have long refused to stay at these hotels and will continue to do so. We hope you will join us in solidarity.”

And on April 2, DeGeneres joined the campaign, tweeting: “We need to do something now. Please boycott these hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei. Raise your voices now. Spread the word. Rise up.”