Saudi Arabian authorities have seized rainbow-colored toys and children's clothes, which they allege encourage homosexuality, according to official television.
According to an Al-Ekhbariya report, commerce ministry workers were seen taking a variety of merchandise from businesses in Riyadh's capital.
Hair clips, pop-its, t-shirts, caps, and pencil cases were among the items.
The materials "contradict the Islamic faith and public values, and encourage gay colors targeting the younger generation," according to one official.
Separately, the trade ministry said its teams were seizing "items that include symbols and signals that call for deviation and contravene common sense."
It went on to say that shops caught selling them will face legal consequences.
Authorities in neighboring Qatar stated in December that they had seized rainbow-colored pop-its and other toys from stores for "carrying messages that were offensive."
go against Islamic principles."
Although there are no laws governing sexual orientation or gender identity in Sunni Muslim-ruled Saudi Arabia, sexual encounters outside of marriage, including gay intercourse, are legally outlawed.
Consensual same-sex sexual behavior is punished by death or whipping, depending on the severity of the case, according to the country's interpretation of Islamic law.
It's also against the law for men to "behave like women" or wear women's apparel, and for anybody to engage in online behavior that interferes with "public order, religious values, public morality, or privacy."
In April, Saudi theatres refused to show the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness because Disney refused to delete "LGBTQ themes" requested by Saudi officials.
Disney's latest animated film Lightyear, which depicts a same-sex kiss, has also been banned in Saudi Arabia, according to a source close to the company.
Officials in Saudi Arabia have not acknowledged the change, but none of the country's two major movie chains are promoting screenings.
The UAE's cultural ministry announced on Monday that Lightyear had been banned "because to its breach of the country's media content regulations."