Ian 'H' Watkins says his Steps band members backed up his decision not to perform their show in the UAE, where he said he 'would be in danger' if he took a stand due to the country's 'archaic' LGBT+ laws.
Steps have refused to play a gig in Dubai because the contract stipulated there should be"no mention of sexuality," band member Ian"H" Watkins has said.
Speaking at the Attitude Pride Awards 2023, the 47-year-old Welsh singer said:"Recently, we have just turned down a gig in the Emirates in Dubai, specifically, because of their human rights policies and specifically their laws on LGBTQ+ people. "We got offered a very lovely sum of money, but, in the contract, it did say no mention of sexuality and for me, as a gay man, I did say 'that doesn't sit well with me. I'm not going to be part of that'."Same sex relationships are illegal in the United Arab Emirates . Dubai is one of the seven emirates which make up the UAE.
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