Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia and the UAE already outlaw homosexuality, but are toughening their controversial stance Kuwait's director of public health says 'gays will be barred' By Ted Thornhill PUBLISHED: 11:37 EST, 7 October 2013 | UPDATED: 11:54 EST, 7 October 2013 A medical test being developed by Kuwait will be used to 'detect' homosexuals and prevent them from entering the country - or any of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC), according to a Kuwaiti government official.