Morocco

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Young and Outside the Margins: Impact of COVID-19 on African LGBT+ youth

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African Queer Youth Initiative conducted an online survey in ten African countries in a bid to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBT+ youth around Africa.

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France: Lesbians and of immigrant background: women in search of visibility

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Long absent from public debates in France, lesbians from immigrant backgrounds are increasingly making their voices heard in community, cultural and academic circles. Supported by militant and intellectual figures, sociological studies and artistic productions devoted to them arouse growing interest. Interview with researcher Salima Amari.

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LGBT asylum seekers' claims routinely rejected in Europe and UK

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Researchers found decision-makers did not consider claimants were at risk of persecution

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An Open Letter to Facebook: On the Hate Speech Against the LGBTQ+ Community in the Middle East and North Africa

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After the distressing spreadings of hate speech on the LGBT community in the Middle East and North Africa: An open letter from twenty-two regional and international organizations to Facebook administration

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Exposing Anti-LGBT Government Strategies in MENA

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How do governments in the MENA region use anti-LGBT rhetoric to advance their political agendas? The answer to that question reveals the state-sponsored homophobia that negatively impacts the lives of LGBT people in the region.

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Morocco: LGBT + community targets social media whistleblowing campaign

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For several weeks, the Moroccan LGBT + community has been the victim of an intense campaign of denunciation, defamation and in some cases of extortion. The target, users of dating applications dedicated to the community who find themselves trapped by fake accounts, who threaten to reveal their identity.