Egyptian actor’s trans son sued for ‘promoting homosexuality’ with tribute to...
Two Egyptian lawyers are suing Noor Hesham Selim, the transgender son of film star Hesham Selim, for an Instagram post that supported Egyptian LGBT+ activist Sara Hegazy, who died by suicide earlier...
View ArticleTV station linked to Muslim Brotherhood extremists calls for queer people to...
An Istanbul-based TV channel affiliated with the Egyptian extremist group Muslim Brotherhood has called for all homosexuals to be slaughtered. On June 16, Watan TV host Hala Samir gave a monologue...
View ArticleEgyptian police are using Grindr to hunt and imprison queer people. Once...
Fake dating profiles are being used by security forces in Egypt to entrap LGBT+ people and subject them to horrifying abuses in prison, a new report has found. According to Human Rights Watch, the...
View ArticleReligious extremist sets up makeshift school to ‘treat’ homosexuality in...
An evangelical pastor is setting up a school in Egypt that will attempt to “treat” homosexuality in young people. Pastor Tony George Rizk, a member of the Evangelicals Association in Egypt and the...
View ArticleMadonna flies to four countries in three weeks despite there being a literal...
Madonna swapped four minutes for four countries after reportedly flying from the US to England, Egypt, Malawi and Kenya in the past three weeks. According to The Sun, the pop queen is thought to have...
View ArticleBank of Egypt forced to confirm new rainbow note isn’t for LGBT+ rights after...
The Central Bank of Egypt has confirmed a new banknote with a rainbow watermark is not designed to promote LGBT+ rights. The new 10 and 20 pound notes made from a durable polymer plastic attracted...
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This shocking new BBC doc reveals how Egyptian police hunt LGBTQ+ people on...
Harrowing new BBC documentary Queer Egypt Under Attack uncovers how violent criminal gangs and corrupt Egyptian police officers use online dating sites to target the LGBTQ+ community. Journalist and...
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Grindr sends every user in Egypt warning about police tricking and arresting...
LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr has urged all users in Egypt to be vigilant following reports that police are using the app to conduct sting operations and arrest queer men. Increasing numbers of LGBTQ+ are...
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Iman Le Caire: Trans woman who fled home after being stabbed by own brother...
Iman Le Caire helps trans people facing abuse and even death in their home countries find safety abroad. It’s something she knows all too well. Content warning: rape and violence. Le Caire grew up in...
View ArticleQueer girl, 15, ‘traumatised’ after airport security made her strip to prove...
A 15-year-old British girl with short hair has recalled her “traumatic” experience with airport security guards who forced her to strip to prove her gender. Caitlyn Disley told the Daily Mail she was...
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