Middle East / North Africa

Rainbow flag displayed at the Sept. 22 Mashrou’ Leila concert in Cairo. (Photo courtesy of youm7.com)
Egypt outrage: 7 arrests for rainbow flag; but 274 others?
United Arab Emirates
Emirates, stop arresting people for their appearance
Salih, who was murdered in Kef, Tunisia (Photo courtesy of Kapitalis.com)
Protest over Tunisia's 20th homophobia-fueled murder
Anonymous participants in Iran's Pride celebration in 2010.
Iran's LGBTQ community will celebrate at home, abroad
DJ Aly Mrabet
Tunisia: 'Homophobic' nightclub provokes controversy
The city of Sfax is located in the middle of Tunisia's east coast.
Tunisia: Teen gets 4-month sentence for homosexuality
North African activists in 7 countries seek justice
Q. Can Tunisia's only queer shelter be saved? A. Yes
Challenging anti-LGBTIQ bias in Arabic media
Tunisian police make LGBT arrests based on Facebook
Doctors push for LGBT health in Lebanon
Mounir Baatour, president of the Liberal Party of Tunisia.
Tunisian filmmaker, student jailed on gay-sex charges
The city of Sfax is located in the middle of Tunisia's east coast.
Tunisia: 2 months in jail for 2 men for behaving like women
In Tunisia, Sousse is located about 150 kilometers (100 miles) south of Tunis. (Map courtesy of brittanica.com)
2 young Tunisians sentenced to 8 months for gay sex
Saudis arrest 35 Pakistanis, deny that 2 were killed
New coalition in Tunisia fights for LGBTQI rights