Escaping a Toxic Same-Sex Relationship to a Heterosexual Marriage
Bisexuality has always been a subject of controversy, in Libya and worldwide, and many misconceptions about bisexual people have to be cleared out, some misconceptions include that “Bisexuals need help to choose the gender they really like”, or that “they are actually homosexuals.. and their attraction to more than one gender is a crossing point […]
Is It “Really” Illegal to be Gay in Libya?
We don’t have a law but we have a culture that is strongly opposed to liberties such as women’s freedoms and premarital sex. The country’s criminal code prohibits all sexual activity outside of a lawful marriage. Under Article 410 of the Libyan Penal Code, Private homosexual acts between consenting adults are illegal. Article 407(4) criminalises […]
Protectors of The Queer Community
Tazir If we acknowledge a lack in the literature focusing on queers in Libya, then we must agree that the information about lesbians and bisexual women in particular are extremely scarce, as Al-Nihoum noted: “our society is men society,” in which men are the center of interest of the collective mind, and on the other […]
The Libyan Queer Community.. The Victim and The Oppressor
The Queer community in the Middle East and North Africa is fighting heroically against patriarchal authority, which imposes heterosexuality in all social spaces.. “Different” people are punished by criminalization, arrest, ill-treatment and other violations, regardless of those countries’ international obligations. These violations are accompanied by popular support from the public, the clergy, and the various […]
Salma Chooses Love Over Extremism
‘’If I knew opening that chocolate bar would also open doors of hell for me, i would have said I’m on diet‘’ Says Salma, a 26 years old medical college student where she first met her victimizer that almost ended hers and loved ones lives. I was sitting by myself in that bench at the […]
Zainab’s Interview – Artist and Human Rights Activist
Zainab, an artist and a human rights activist who shows her support through her ART, believes there’s no better way to talk about issues than to talk about it through ART. Colors and pictures, are a big reason for someone to pay attention, and to put problems in a frame, it makes it easier for […]
Samra interview – Enterpreneur
Samra is a Libyan entrepreneur, and a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community. Kun interviewed Samra who talked about personal opinion and expressed the fear that LGBTQ+ people feel in their own country. Here is what Samra had to say: What do you know about the LGBTQ+ community in Libya ? I started discovering the […]
Maisa J. Interview – TV Host
Maisa J. a TV host, known for her bold statements and strong opinions, a feminist and a humanitarian who thrives for equal rights. A lot of questions and a lot of feelings, in a place where human rights are difficult to be fulfilled, what do Libyan public figures have to say about the LGBTQ+ rights […]
Ali Z.’s interview. – Sociological Researcher
Ali Z. is a sociological researcher and an active ally to the LGBT ally. He says, “Silence is also a part of the persecution.” What do you know about the LGBTQ+ community in Libya ? At first I wasn’t interested in LGBTQ+ issues and I didn’t understand the concept in general, but after I studied […]
Ghalia’s interview – TV Presenter
Ghalia, a Queer activist who made her way through the media. She serves a bold image of herself, regardless of what society expects a woman to look like, and she’s not scared to let the world know her true self. What does Ghalia know and thinks about the Libyan Queer community? Here is the text […]
