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Instantly see availabilities and sign up today!. Security forces in the MENA region use digital targeting tactics to entrap LGBT people, harass them online, and expose their private information and identities without their consent.

I stayed with them [the policemen for] like days. The first two weeks were the worst because no one came to my room [cell] from my embassy or a lawyer. I told him I will complain to the police, and he said go ahead. It will serve as a hub for our staff, leaders and volunteers to connect, plan, and grow.

I used to share my daily journals on social media platforms such as Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter. I was tortured by police, and they raped me 22 times. Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse.

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This is an important step for Gay For Good: A dedicated office will strengthen our ability to support + volunteer events annually. I was met with online hostility, and I became the target of a smear campaign where I was outed as gay which led to my arrest in Saudi Arabia.

The series of attacks that lasted for two years affected my mental health to a great extent. I attempted suicide 3 times in 2 years, one of which put me in a coma for 48 hours. I had to leave Tunisia.

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I went to the police station to file a complaint because I was accosted in the street by a police officer with verbal harassment. Volunteer with Gay for Good in the Rainbow Lounge at the Carbondale Mountain Fair. I still receive death threats online to this day.

Under the law against homosexuality [debauchery], I was sentenced not for being an escort, but just [based on] five photos on the internet. We document and expose abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity worldwide, including torture, killing and executions, arrests under unjust laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medical abuses, discrimination in health and jobs and housing, domestic violence, abuses against children, and denial of family rights and recognition.

I'd find thousands of comments, including swearing, demeaning language, and threats. We work for a world where all people can enjoy their rights fully. The policemen took screenshots of personal messages and also photos from my phone and make it evidence against to me in court.

What happened in Januarysome of the [Tunisian] former parliamentarians published my photos and changed the public opinion against me, and also targeted many other activists through [social media] posts that incited violence and discrimination.

The case soon changed against me. I spent 3 or 4 months away from my house, in fear of online threats and the real ones in the streets and where I lived. My experience in Egypt, being arrested was horrible. Social media platforms should proactively remove abusive content that violates platform standards on harassment, hate speech, and incitement to violence, which could put people at risk.

I was arrested in Saudi Arabia and sentenced to 10 months in prison and a USD fine, along with a decision to deport me back to Yemen where my life was in danger. People around the world face violence and inequality—and sometimes torture, even execution—because of who they love, how they look, or who they are.

I was the victim and became the perpetrator.