Fans stand with gay WWE star Darren Young after he’s barred from UAE tour
The WWE is headed to the United Arab Emirates on Thursday to put on a three-show tour in Abu Dhabi, but there’s one superstar who will not be making the journey.
The company’s first openly gay wrestler, Darren Young, was intentionally left off the card, according to WWE, because of his sexuality. Like much of the Middle East, the UAE has a poor track record when it comes to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender populations, which is why, according to WWE, Young’s been left off the card.
“Unfortunately, WWE cannot change cultures and laws around the world, and thus we did not send Fred Rosser [Darren Young’s real name] to the United Arab Emirates for our upcoming events for his own protection,” read the statement given to WrestlingInc.com’s Marc Middleton on Tuesday night.
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