Based on reports, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has been banned in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after failing to pass the country's censorship requirements.

After a week of being released, the country placed the bans. 

The reason behind the ban has been said to be because of a scene featuring a poster background that depicts the transgender flag, and reads Protect Trans Lives.

The UAE criminalises same-sex sexual activity between men and between women.

The gender expression of trans people is also criminalised in the country and sentences for perpetrators include a maximum penalty of death.

Same-sex sexual activity is prohibited under the Criminal Codes of the Emirates of Abu Dhabi, which criminalises 'unnatural' sex with another person, and in Dubai, criminalises acts of sodomy.

In addition to the above laws, trans people may also face prosecution under UAEs Federal Penal Code 1987, which criminalises a male disguising as a female with a maximum penalty of one-year imprisonment and a fine.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse isn't the only film that has been banned in the UAE.

Last year, Disney and Pixar's Lightyear was also banned in the country due to a scene depicting a same-sex kiss between two space rangers.