Middle East / North Africa

Supporters of Rasan posed for this photo for Planet Romeo Foundation, which supported Rasan's work.
Iraqi Kurdistan human rights group shuttered over rainbow logo
Morocco team captain Ghizlane Chebbak answers reporters' questions. (Photo coutesy of The Independent/AFP/Getty)
Clueless BBC puts Moroccan women’s team members at risk
Saudi flag behind barbed wires.
‘We have no place’: LGBTQ Saudis forced into exile
Image accompanying a protest by the Tunisian LGBTQ rights group Damj.
Tunisia frees trans woman serving a 6-month sentence for whom she loves
Ani Zonneveld, founder and president of Muslims for Progressive Values.
Islamic group urges Muslims to follow Pope’s model of love for LGBTQ people
Black immigrants face violence and repression in Tunisia. (Photo courtesy of Working for Our Wellbeing)
African LGBTQ refugees, seeking Europe, find terror in Tunisia
Anti-LGBT raids in Tunisia create ‘Queer State of Emergency’
How nations in Middle East and North Africa target LGBT citizens online
Activist rejects ‘white saviour’ label, says he protested in Qatar by request
‘Self-centered Westerners turned LGBTQ+ people into World Cup losers’
2022 in worldwide LGBT rights progress – Part 4: Asia
Tunisia: Activists seek to block anti-gay sportscaster from visiting Europe
Chaza Charafeddine, artist for the queer Arab world (third in a series)
Khookha McQueer, Tunisian drag artist (second in a series)
Em Abed: queer in the Arab world (first in a series)
Pressure builds on Qatar over LGBTQ+ rights as World Cup nears