A new documentary, 'Unfivable,' follows Geovany, a gay former gang hman, who grappl wh both his sexualy and his vlent past.
Contents:
- BEG GAY ALGERIA
- DOZENS OF STUNTS HAND PRISON SENTENC FOR THE ALLEGED ‘CRIME’ OF ATTENDG A ‘GAY WEDDG’
- INSI A PRISON CELL FOR GAY FORMER GANG MEMBERS EL SALVADOR
BEG GAY ALGERIA
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’ The peculiar habs of sgers are part of the folklore of Algeria’s barets, rai mic venu wh a reputatn for alhol, prostutn and homosexualy that are tolerated as long as they rema on the margs of pole society.
Algerians know homosexualy exists, but tend to avoid the subject and feel gay people should keep to themselv. Homosexualy, when mentned at all, is prented as an illns that requir treatment by a psychiatrist, or the terventn of an imam.
DOZENS OF STUNTS HAND PRISON SENTENC FOR THE ALLEGED ‘CRIME’ OF ATTENDG A ‘GAY WEDDG’
Some acce the Wt of seekg to export a ‘gay inty’ that don’t exist Algeria; this may enurage homophobic behavur by the thori and nservative elements of society (1) Last July, some Arabic media plaed when the Brish embassy Algiers raised an LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and trans) flag support of the Pri London para. Until the 1990s, Algerians rarely mentned homosexualy, pecially the prence of adolcents.
Most gay men I terviewed said they had felt alone durg their teens.
INSI A PRISON CELL FOR GAY FORMER GANG MEMBERS EL SALVADOR
Slimane scribed why he had felt alone durg his teens: ‘I didn’t know any other homosexuals, so I thought I was the only one, and that was sry. ‘The language is homophobic’.