Algeria's queer scene is certaly alive, but is muted and supprsed. There are no civil rights or legal protectns and ltle-to-no safe private space for meetg. Therefore, gay men occupy the only place where they n fd other like-md men: the street.
Contents:
- BEG GAY ALGERIA
- BEG GAY ALGERIA TODAY
- GAY ORAN - ALGERIA FOM
- TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
- BEG GAY ALGERIA: ‘I’LL NEVER LIVE WH THE ONE I LOVE’
- A GAY ALGERIA
- EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ALGER
- WHERE IS IT ILLEGAL TO BE GAY AI?
BEG GAY ALGERIA
An Algerian urt on September 3, 2020 sentenced two men to prison terms and 42 others to spend terms after mass arrts at what the police alleged was a “gay weddg.” * gay algeria *
(Beit) – An Algerian urt on September 3, 2020 sentenced 2 men to prison terms and 42 others to spend terms after mass arrts at what the police alleged was a “gay weddg, ” Human Rights Watch said today. An Algerian lawyer volved the se told Human Rights Watch that the urt ed police reports scribg the ratns, flowers, and sweets ditive of a weddg celebratn, and the men’s supposedly gay appearance, as evince of guilt.
“Algerian thori’ attack on personal eedoms is nothg new, but arrtg dozens of stunts based on their perceived sexual orientatn is a flagrant gement on their basic rights, ” said Rasha Youn, lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) rights rearcher at Human Rights Watch.
“They should immediately release om prison the two men who would be ee today were not for Algeria’s regrsive anti-homosexualy laws.
BEG GAY ALGERIA TODAY
Gays are everywhere Algeria, cludg marriag, which mak datg or nnectg very difficult. * gay algeria *
Acrdg to a 2019 analysis by the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Intersex Associatn (ILGA), laws regulatg nonernmental anizatns Algeria make virtually impossible for anizatns workg on issu of sexual orientatn and genr inty to legally register.
’ 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.
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.
GAY ORAN - ALGERIA FOM
* gay algeria *
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. Acrdg to Mariem Guellouz, a doctor of lguistics, ‘every word for homosexualy Arabic has negative nnotatns, other words the language self is systemilly hurtful and discrimatory. It’s very different for those born after the civil war (1992-2000); they are on new media all the time, and the offer a view of homosexualy that is not guilt-ducg, and posive role mols.
Am, a universy stunt, joked, ‘The character Mar, Degrassi [a Canadian drama seri that als wh the teenage problems and issu a realistic way], changed my life: I realised that beg gay was a thg. The poort are the most vulnerable, bee when public spac are the only place where you n have sex, there are many dangers: the police, homophobic attacks, theft, and health risks if you don’t have a ndom. The hierarchy of the sex and the domance of men fluence even homoerotic relatnships;many men prent themselv as active toprerve their digny, and assert their virily by rejectg anythg that might be perceived as feme.
TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
Answer 1 of 5: Hi :) I am gay and 20yo and I am thkg about stayg wh my iend who I view like a brother Oran, Algeria for a uple of months. I won't be lookg for sex or anythg out there but is veery obvii that i am gay by my manners... and... * gay algeria *
And if we had a functng enomy and labour market, wh accs to jobs and hog, and greater mobily, more people would accept that they are gay. If we had a functng enomy and labour market, wh accs to jobs and hog, and greater mobily, more people would accept that they are gay. Slimane’s reasong rembl that of John D’E, who saw the emergence of gay inty the US cidg wh enomic ndns that allowed (salaried employment and pennce om the fay) (5).
BEG GAY ALGERIA: ‘I’LL NEVER LIVE WH THE ONE I LOVE’
The LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Inx ranks the world’s most dangero untri for gay travelers 2021. * gay algeria *
The ncepts of gay inty and sexual orientatn that have served as a basis for claimg rights sce the rebelln of the patrons of the Stonewall gay club New York 1969 have worked for some, like Slimane. Though Algeria do not have reprsn on a sle parable to some Sub-Saharan untri, those nvicted of homosexual acts are subject to a fe of 500 to 2, 000 dars ($4 to $17) and between two and 24 months prison (the penalti are heavier if one partner is a mor).
A GAY ALGERIA
LGBT Rights Algeria: homosexualy, gay marriage, gay adoptn, servg the ary, sexual orientatn discrimatn protectn, changg legal genr, donatg blood, age of nsent, and more. * gay algeria *
If the populatn together to fight agast the patriarchy and the relig taboos that (unequally) opprs the sexualy of all, then gay people will feel eer to assert their difference: 10 October has been LGBT Day Algeria sce 2007 (6), but is only celebrated on social works. The Algerians of the Maghreb and the North Ains livg France and Belgium e together thought by lightg a ndle at home, their hoe, their bedroom, discreetly, so as not to get ught by anti-LGBT or homophobic parents, neighbours or others.
EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ALGER
Global Gay Gui Network's Directory for Ai : Algeria : Algiers. Up2date listgs where to go and what to do. * gay algeria *
GLA (“Gays et Lbienn d’Algérie” – gays and lbians of Algeria) is a fom found by a group of iends whose objective is to une the muny, promote the activi of associatns directed toward LGBT’s, and discs matters of tert, regardls of the sex, race, relign and pecially the sexual orientatn of members. Inter n’arrange pas l chos: Contrairement à certas pays arabo-mulmans, en Algérie, l s gays ne sont guère bloqués par l‘admistratn.
» Si on se présente à ux dans certas hôtels, le réceptnniste pt trouver que la suatn t louche et no empêcher louer une chambre, et là, c’t e perdue pour l gays «, déclare le nseiller.
WHERE IS IT ILLEGAL TO BE GAY AI?
C’t dans ce quartier huppé que se sue le prcipal endro gay officix ( sic: officiellement, l‘Algérie ne pte cun endro gay), le bar, le Cappuco. A la terrasse, l fal dévorent s chawarma ( équivalent du kebab, NDRL), tandis qu’à l‘étage, l gays et lbienn la pale se rassemblent. A côté s soucis relatifs à l’inté sexuelle, la munté homosexuelle do faire face à la recscence s s VIH et d‘IST ( Infectns sexuellement transmissibl).