Two people acquitted of ‘debauchery’ in Egypt despite LGBT crackdown
Two people have been acquitted of 'debauchery' charges in Egypt despite an ongoing anti-LGBT crackdown.
View ArticleTeens arrested for same-sex dancing as nationwide ‘gay hunt’ begins in Burundi
Four children have been arrested so far.
View ArticleFour people have just been imprisoned for homosexuality in Egypt
They will spend three years in jail.
View ArticleEgyptian police use Grindr to lure gay men to hotel rooms
Police in Egypt are using gay app Grindr to lure gay and bisexual men to hotel rooms to arrest them.
View ArticleNo-one is talking about Egypt’s shocking homophobic purge
Egypt's authorities are deliberately fuelling a homophobic 'moral panic' in order to build support for a homophobic crackdown, a report has alleged.
View ArticleEgypt launches bid to ban atheism over fears it turns people gay
Egypt has announced a bid to ban atheism in the hopes that it will stop people from “turning” gay.
View ArticleNine arrested in Egypt for ‘debauchery’ after gay sex party accusation
Nine people have been arrested in Egypt accused of "debauchery" for being gay after neighbours accused them of being "weird".
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.
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