Victim of Egyptian bathhouse raid attempts suicide
One of 26 men who were arrested in a bathhouse in Egypt, and accused of “debauchery”, has attempted suicide.
View ArticleJournalist behind Cairo ‘gay bath house’ raid faces defamation charges
A journalist who led a "sting" on 26 men she accused of "perversions" for attending what she said was a gay bath house in Cairo now faces court herself charged with defamation.
View ArticleEgypt: Gay foreigners can be banned from entry or deported
An Egyptian court has ruled that gay foreigners can be deported from the country or banned them from entry, in a bid to 'protect public interest and religious and social values'.
View ArticleGrindr CEO: We’re very proud of users in countries where being gay is illegal
Grindr CEO Joel Simkhai has said he is "very proud" that the app has users in countries where homosexuality is illegal.
View ArticleOmar Sharif dies at the age of 83
The star of Doctor Zhivago, Funny Girl and Lawrence of Arabia died of a heart attack in Cairo on Friday, according to his agent.
View ArticleOmar Sharif Jr: My grandfather didn’t care that I’m gay
The grandson of famed Egyptian actor Omar Sharif, has said the famous actor never had an issue with his sexuality.
View ArticleJournalist behind ‘gay bath house’ raid sentenced to six months in jail
Mona Iraqi faced charges of defamation and spreading false news.
View ArticleJournalist jailed for defaming men at Cairo bath house acquitted
An Egyptian journalist who was jailed for defaming a group of men after filming them at a bath house, has been acquitted.
View ArticleLeading Egyptian cleric says harming gays is unacceptable, but homosexuality...
A leading Egyptian religious leader has condemned harming gays but still believes homosexuality is a sin.
View ArticleEgypt suspends eight female broadcasters, tells them they are too fat to be...
The state broadcaster in Egypt has suspended eight female broadcasters, telling them they need to go on a diet.
View ArticleEgyptian police use Grindr to hunt gay men: reports
Egyptian police have been using apps like Grindr to track down and arrest gay men, according to reports.
View ArticleThis gay Egyptian man granted asylum has inspiring advice for LGBT refugees
A gay Egyptian man who has been granted refugee status in Canada has inspiring and important advice to other LGBT refugees.
View ArticleEgypt hospital who stopped gay man’s life support is refusing to send back...
A family of a British gay man are fighting for their son’s body to be shipped home after a hospital in Egypt turned his life support machine off.
View ArticleThe first Egyptian lesbian to come out publicly has faced a flood of death...
She was told she should be stoned.
View ArticleSeven people arrested for ‘sexual deviancy’ in Egypt after waving Pride flag
Seven people have been arrested in Egypt after authorities accused them of being gay and promoting their homosexuality by flying a rainbow Pride flag at a gig.
View ArticleSix Egyptians subjected to anal examinations ahead of trial for ‘sexual...
Six people arrested this week in Egypt will be subjected to anal examinations ahead of a trial on 1 October.
View Article15 people stand trial for ‘debauchery’ in Egypt after ‘anal examinations’
Fifteen people are set to stand trial in Egypt, accused of "acts of debauchery".
View ArticleTwo people jailed for ‘debauchery’ in Egypt amid LGBT crackdown
Two people have been jailed in Egypt during a "prostitution and debauchery" trial on Sunday.
View ArticleEgypt escalates homophobic purge as 33 people ‘arrested for being gay’
Fears of a homophobic purge have been confirmed in Egypt after dozens of arrests targeting the LGBT community.
View ArticleEgypt bans the media from mentioning gay people as homophobic purge continues
Egypt's media has been banned from mentioning the gay community as a homophobic purge continues, with an official pronouncement referring to homosexuality as a "sickness".
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