Detained At Dubai Airport For Being Transgender: Model
Los
Angeles: Canadian model Gigi Gorgeous has alleged she was
detained at the Dubai airport for over five hours because she is
transgender.
Recounting the incident, Gorgeous, in an
interview, claimed that the immigration officer in Dubai said, “I
was told you are transgender. You cannot come into the country.”
She also shared an emotional post on Instagram about the alleged ordeal.
Her post accompanied a picture of her
hugging her friend Nats Getty at the airport.
“This
further proves the need for CHANGE. I am now on my way to somewhere
much more accepting. Safe and sound and happy. I love you guys!”
she wrote.
Gorgeous was born Gregory Allan Lazzarto, but she
changed her name to Gigi Loren in 2014 and says that is the name that
appears in her updated passport.
The YouTube personality said
her passport describes her as female, despite airport police saying
the passport has a male photo and describes her as male, reported
TMZ.
It has been reported that the “imitation of women by
men” is illegal in Dubai, which is part of the United Arab
Emirates.
PTI
