[algorias]

This is unsurprising to hear. But the problem I have with middle-eastern countries is not how they treat straight male muslims.

This happens in many other cultures as well. E.g. Christians are super nice people. But if you reveal you're gay, then suddenly about half of them start treating you like crap.

[lzooz]

You are free to live somewhere else then. I don't like the rules of Saudi Arabia so I don't live there.

[arnvald]

You have such choice. Some 17 million Saudi women don't.

[lzooz]

Not everything is the West's problem.

[ramphastidae]

It’s not about east vs west. It’s about basic human rights.

[bes__]

Conception of which is purely western category of thought.

[PhasmaFelis]

You would suddenly have a very clear and unyielding perspective on human rights if someone tried to take yours away.

[algorias]

Sometimes I have to travel through those countries. E.g. my employer demands that I take the cheapest flight to attend a conference.

[TheGhostOfBoris]

> my employer demands that I take the cheapest flight to attend a conference.

WTF!

Several of my employees bowl from the pavilion end. Is utterly unthinkable to insist on them transiting through a territory so hostile to their very existence in order to save a few quid on expenses.

Your post is mind boggling to me. Is this how you expect to be treated as an employee?

[algorias]

Well, it's more of a question about what you're willing to make a fuss about.

[etrautmann]

What does that mean?

[skissane]

bowl from the pavilion end is euphemistic slang (chiefly British) for a gay man. It comes from cricket - the “pavilion end” is one end of the cricket ground.

[TheGhostOfBoris]

Would you like me to draw a map for you?

[int_19h]

Are you, though? Until very recently, women couldn't even leave Saudi Arabia without their (male) guardian's approval.