A bizarre graduation ceremony of the Egyptian Police Academy featuring parades of flexing shirtless men jumping through rings of fire has gone viral, … [Read more...] about Shirtless Egyptian Police Academy Graduation Goes Viral: ‘For a Terrifyingly Homophobic Anti-LGBT Government … This Screams Pretty Gay’ — WATCH
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Sarah Hegazi Raised the Rainbow Flag at a Rock Concert and Ultimately Paid for the Brave Act with Her Life
Remember back to 2017 and the night seven people were arrested in Egypt after raising a rainbow flag in support of LGBTQ rights at a Cairo concert put … [Read more...] about Sarah Hegazi Raised the Rainbow Flag at a Rock Concert and Ultimately Paid for the Brave Act with Her Life
LGBTQ World News Digest: 13 International Stories You Need to Know About
BELGIUM. Gay bars threatened with attack in Grindr message: 'A message posted on the Grindr dating app on Tuesday night spoke of the threat of an … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 13 International Stories You Need to Know About
LGBTQ World News Digest: 10 International Stories You Need to Know About
CHECHNYA. Activists with the Russian LGBT Network report that they have begun initiating evacuations of gay men fleeing a new wave of persecution in … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 10 International Stories You Need to Know About
No Longer Alone: LGBT Activists from the Middle East and North Africa Speak Out in New Video Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfsypgPeMpw Human Rights Watch and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) have produced a new series … [Read more...] about No Longer Alone: LGBT Activists from the Middle East and North Africa Speak Out in New Video Series
Egypt Sends 14 Men to Prison for 3 Years for Homosexuality
An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced 14 men convicted of being homosexuals to three years in jail each for "abnormal" sexual relations, a defence … [Read more...] about Egypt Sends 14 Men to Prison for 3 Years for Homosexuality
Egypt Poised to Criminalize Homosexuality
Egypt's parliament could criminalize homosexuality following a bill introduced by a member of parliament this week, the Egypt Independent reports: MP … [Read more...] about Egypt Poised to Criminalize Homosexuality
Lebanon Band Mashrou’ Leila Denounces Egypt Anti-Gay ‘Witch-Hunt’ After Arrests Over Rainbow Flag
Lebanon's popular alternative rock band Mashrou' Leila has denounced a "witch-hunt" by Egyptian authorities against homosexuals after a rainbow flag … [Read more...] about Lebanon Band Mashrou’ Leila Denounces Egypt Anti-Gay ‘Witch-Hunt’ After Arrests Over Rainbow Flag
Egypt Puts 17 Men on Trial for Homosexuality After Rainbow Flag is Raised at Concert
CAIRO — Seventeen men suspected of being homosexuals went on trial in Egypt on Sunday for alleged “debauchery” and “incitement to debauchery,” … [Read more...] about Egypt Puts 17 Men on Trial for Homosexuality After Rainbow Flag is Raised at Concert
Egypt Arrests 7 People for ‘Promoting Sexual Deviancy’ After Rainbow Flag is Raised at Concert: WATCH
Seven people have been arrested in Egypt after raising a rainbow flag in support of LGBTQ rights at a concert put on by the Lebanese band Mashrou' … [Read more...] about Egypt Arrests 7 People for ‘Promoting Sexual Deviancy’ After Rainbow Flag is Raised at Concert: WATCH