Ahmed A.’s Interview – Libyan Doctor and a University Professor
Ahmed A. is a Libyan doctor and a university professor who found his way through the media, he is a member of the LGBTI+ community. He says: “Society is a Blade on their nicks” What do you know about the LGBTQ+ community in Libya ? I noticed that the majority of the LGBTI+ community in […]
Queer Discussions… How Libyan Society Deals with Women Who are not “Normative”?
Historically and until recently, the gender identity of an individual has often been confused with their sexual orientation, also, gender roles, expressions and indicators- such as hairstyle, body shape, the walk, body expression, sound, facial and body hair, etc… (The classification of these indicators may differ according to the societal environment and cultures) have been […]
He pulled a gun and ordered us to go down on our knees so he can “enforce God’s will on us”… law or homophobia?
Dhia Abdul Rahman (not his real name), a twenty-seven-year-old Libyan gay man who lived in the city of Tripoli, met him in one of the training workshops and felt a desire to participate in one of the many incidents that happened to him because he was a gay person in Libya. Last summer my friend […]
Gay and pregnant, what happened when she had to choose?
I wanted and needed to grab onto something … someone that would help me feel like my “old” self. And sure enough, I met that very person. But? Salwa, A 37 years old woman originally from Tripoli but she lived in Benghazi where she had her wedding, let me begin by saying that I’m married […]
Intersex
There are thousands of individuals with dual genetic characteristics, who live among us, how do they live? What is their destiny and how will their future lives, which everyone aspires, be shaped? In this article, we will look at this category that the binary system falls short of placing it in one of its forms, […]
Hijabi Queers: Between Religion and Pride
“I have been queer as long as I can remember and have never isolated this part of my identity from my Muslim identity,” say Muslim queer individuals. In our community, we have many religious people, some struggling with their identity and some comfortable with it. Some haven’t been freed from the internalized fear and homophobia […]
Kylie Devon escaped Libya to live in peace, far from the beliefs of a society that restricts him from being Queer
Kylie Devon, a 23-year-old Libyan drag queen, spent most of his life in Tripoli with his parents and three sisters. Though he didn’t complete his university studies, he aspired to specialize in plastic surgery. However, circumstances led him to become a makeup artist and eventually a drag queen after seeking refuge in Germany three years […]
