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Shirtless Egyptian Police Academy Graduation Goes Viral: ‘For a Terrifyingly Homophobic Anti-LGBT Government … This Screams Pretty Gay’ — WATCH

Towleroad October 19, 2020 Leave a Comment

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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

Topics: Featured, LGBT Rights, towleroad More Posts About: Egypt, George Takei, Law Enforcement

Sarah Hegazi Raised the Rainbow Flag at a Rock Concert and Ultimately Paid for the Brave Act with Her Life

Andy Towle June 17, 2020 Leave a Comment

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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

Topics: Social Media, towleroad, World More Posts About: activism, Canada, Egypt, International LGBT Rights, Mashrou’ Leila, rainbow flag, Sarah Hegazi

LGBTQ World News Digest: 13 International Stories You Need to Know About

Andy Towle March 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: News, Society, Travel More Posts About: Belgium, Botswana, Chechnya, Egypt, France, Germany, Guatemala, India, International LGBT Rights, northern ireland, Poland, Russia, Turkey, World

LGBTQ World News Digest: 10 International Stories You Need to Know About

Andy Towle January 22, 2019 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: Health, News, Sex Work, Sports, towleroad More Posts About: AIDS, Austria, Chechnya, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, International LGBT Rights, Japan, LEbanon

No Longer Alone: LGBT Activists from the Middle East and North Africa Speak Out in New Video Series

Andy Towle April 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

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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

Topics: Freedoms More Posts About: Egypt, International LGBT Rights, Jordan, LEbanon, Morocco

Egypt Sends 14 Men to Prison for 3 Years for Homosexuality

Towleroad November 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: Egypt, International LGBT Rights

Egypt Poised to Criminalize Homosexuality

Andy Towle October 27, 2017 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: Society More Posts About: Egypt, International LGBT Rights, Mashrou’ Leila, World

Lebanon Band Mashrou’ Leila Denounces Egypt Anti-Gay ‘Witch-Hunt’ After Arrests Over Rainbow Flag

Towleroad October 3, 2017 Leave a Comment

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

Topics: Music, towleroad More Posts About: Egypt, International LGBT Rights, Mashrou’ Leila, rainbow flag

Egypt Puts 17 Men on Trial for Homosexuality After Rainbow Flag is Raised at Concert

Towleroad October 2, 2017 Leave a Comment

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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

Topics: Uncategorized More Posts About: Egypt, International LGBT Rights

Egypt Arrests 7 People for ‘Promoting Sexual Deviancy’ After Rainbow Flag is Raised at Concert: WATCH

Andy Towle September 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

rainbow flag egypt

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

Topics: History, Pride, Society More Posts About: Egypt, LGBT Pride, Mashrou’ Leila, rainbow flag

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