Towards the end of 2017, during the Mashrou' Leila rainbow concert, members of the audience were arrested for unfurling a rainbow flag in support of LGBT rights. One man has been sentenced to six years in jail for 'practicing debauchery' on his way home from the concert.[9] After this incident, Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulation decided to ban 'all forms of promotion or sympathy towards the LGBT community on media outlets, on account of it being a 'shameful disease'. Unless an LGBTQ+ individual is going live to 'show repentance and remorse over their sexuality,' they're not to be portrayed in a positive light.[2] In addition, Egypt has been considering a new law to ban homosexuality, which is likely to escalate the situation for LGBTQ Egyptians.[6]