Iraq leaders condemn raising of rainbow flag.
Iraqi political leaders condemned raising of the LGBTQ+ flag by British, Canadian and EU Delegations to Iraq, branding LGBTQ+ people “psychotic patients”.
Continue ReadingIraqi political leaders condemned raising of the LGBTQ+ flag by British, Canadian and EU Delegations to Iraq, branding LGBTQ+ people “psychotic patients”.
Continue Reading“I was threatened with death by my family, after they found out I was gay” The northern Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah found itself under the LGBT+ media spotlight earlier this year, after activists working in the region started to raise money for a local diversity project. Ayaz Shalal Hassan and other […]
Continue ReadingImagine risking your life to paint a mural. It might sound extreme but these are the lengths brave activists in Iraq are going to in their fight to be heard. LGBT+ people in the northern Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah, close to the Iranian border, are picking up their paintbrushes to create […]
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