Gay refugee pleads for Amerins to help LGBT Afghans

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Gay and trans people Afghanistan already faced stigma, but now even a ll om an unknown number sparks fear

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‘A VIRTUAL ATH SENTENCE’: GAY AFGHANS BRACE FOR UNCERTA FUTURE UNR TALIBAN

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Faraz, who asked to be intified by only one name, is a 25-year-old gay man who said he fears for himself and his three sons.

GAY AFGHANISTAN, AFTER THE TALIBAN. HOMOSEXUALY AS TRADN

Afghan men skatg along the edg of gay life Last fall (2004) I found myself Afghanistan, a natn at the center of the upheaval and change roilg * afghan new gay *

Among those seekg to flee are LGBTQ Afghans like N and homosexualy has long been crimalized Afghanistan, advot fear the suatn for gay Afghans will bee even more perilo unr the Taliban, who may choose to apply the ath penalty for same-sex nduct, which they reportedly did durg their first stt power om ’s nsired ‘at risk’?

Homosexualy was crimalized unr the prev Afghan ernment, and LGBTQ people reported facg vlence and harassment, cludg om state officials.

GAY AFGHANISTAN: HOMOEROTICISM AMONG KABUL'S WARRRS

Afghan activists told Insir that even durg the prev ernments, gay men would be lured to their aths through social media. * afghan new gay *

“LGBTQI persons are uniquely vulnerable to forced displacement and are targets of state-sponsored homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, ” he said. Currently, at least 67 untri crimalize nsensual same-sex nduct, of which the ath penalty may be applied up to 11, cludg Afghanistan, acrdg to a report by the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn (ILGA) for those who are able to flee their untri of orig, challeng rema.

”There are mours that the Taliban are trickg gay men to meetg them by ntactg them on social media wh a promise of pe om Afghanistan. This has ed panic across the untry’s gay muny, many of whose members are hidg.

GAY REFUGEE PLEADS FOR AMERINS TO HELP LGBT AFGHANS

However, sce the Taliban takeover, most gay Afghans have gone to, a gay man, said: “We don’t hang out together any more the way we ed to.

”Mhtar, a gay man, thks he will be “forced to emigrate illegal ways to pe ath and hunger” the g weeks.

THE TALIBAN RAPED AND BEAT A GAY MAN KABUL AFTER TRICKG HIM TO A MEETG WH A PROMISE OF PE OM AFGHANISTAN, SAYS REPORT

He is gay, a nvert to Christiany and a member of the Hazara ethnic mory – three groups that have been historilly persecuted by the Taliban.

MEN OM AFGHANISTAN'S SECRET GAY MUNY SAY THEY ARE LIVG THROUGH A 'NIGHTMARE' AND FEAR THAT THE TALIBAN WILL EXECUTE THEM AT ANY MOMENT

Ahmed felt he’d be safer as a gay man the sprawlg Afghan pal.

In public statements July, one Taliban judge said there were only two punishments for homosexualy – stong or beg cshed unr a toppled wall.

“He was threateng to jump off a buildg bee he thought would be a ls paful way to die than gettg ught and behead by the Taliban as a gay man.

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