Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A watan Janairun 2019, Carey ya yi a Saudi Arabiya, wanda ya jawo mummunan sakamako. Owen Jones na "The Guardian" ya lura cewa Carey yana da babban magoya bayan 'yan luwadi kuma cewa' yan luwadi a Saudiyya ana azabtar da su da mutuwa. An matsa mata lamba ta soke wasan kwaikwayon saboda
kisan dan jarida Jamal Khashoggi da kuma saboda Saudi Arabia ta tsare mata. A cikin wata sanarwa ga kamfanin dillancin labarai na Associated Press, mai gabatar da labarai na Carey ya ce: "An gabatar da ita tare da tayin yin wasan kwaikwayo ga masu sauraro na kasa da kasa da na jinsi a Saudiyya, Mariah ta karɓi damar a matsayin kyakkyawan mataki zuwa ga rushewar rarrabuwar jinsi. [...] A matsayinta na mace ta farko mai zane-zane ta kasa da kasa da za ta yi a Saudiyya, Mariah ta fahimci muhimmancin al'adun wannan taron kuma za ta ci gaba da tallafawa kokarin duniya don samun daidaito ga kowa. "