Mathew Knowles defends Beyonce’s Dubai concert amid LGBTQ+ backlash

’s father Mathew Knowles has stepped in to defend the singer as she faces backlash from the LGBTQ+ community over her historic performance in Dubai.celebrate the opening of new hotel Atlantis The RoyalIt was the first time Beyonce, 41, has performed in the United Arab Emirates city and her first live performance since 2018.where homosexuality is illegal.

Her father Mathew, who watched the Dubai show, has now weighed into the furore and argued that his superstar daughter has always stood for inclusiveness and wouldn’t ‘deliberately hurt someone’. , the former Destiny’s Child manager, 71, said the concert united a diverse audience and that she gave and received respect from the UAE.Beyonce is staunch supporter of the LGBTQ+ community, which is why upset has been caused over her decision to perform in Dubai where homosexuality is illegal , but in her own time.

Among those criticising Beyonce was RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Kitty Scott-Claus, who took to Twitter to ask if there was ‘one rule for one and one for another’. She wrote: ‘Can someone explain why everyone was cancelling David Beckham the other month but now celebrating Beyoncé for performing in Dubai?’What are your thoughts on the backlash over Beyonce’s Dubai gig?However, the reaction to the performance has been divided as others argued that while David Beckham was paid to promote Qatar during the World Cup despite its human rights abuses and anti-LGBTQ+ laws, Beyonce performed a private gig at a hotel.

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