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Family Cannot Afford Medical Solution for Teenager With Gender Issues

27th April, 2023 · admin

Tolo News: After an examination, a sixteen-year-old compelled to publicly identify as a girl in Nangarhar’s Chaparhar district would like to proceed as a boy in the future, but the family said that they cannot afford the cost of the treatment. Doctors said that an operation will cost 600,000 Afghani. Obaid Rahman Stanikzai, a doctor,

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Posted in Health News | Tags: LGBTQ in Afghanistan, Nangarhar, Transgender |
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‘They Torture And Kill Us’: Gay Afghan Men Fear For Lives Under The Taliban

8th November, 2022 · admin

Two gay Afghan men have told RFE/RL they live in constant fear under Taliban rule and have to meet their partners in secret. In a January report, Human Rights Watch found LGBT people in Afghanistan faced a “desperate situation and grave threats to their safety” with reports of killings, gang rapes, and mob attacks.

Posted in Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: Homosexuality, LGBTQ in Afghanistan, Life under Taliban rule, Taliban torture |
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Canada celebrates Pride Month by helping Afghan LGBTQ2 individuals

4th June, 2022 · admin

CNW Telbec: The Government of Canada is working hard to resettle at least 40,000 Afghan nationals as quickly and safely as possible. Canada has now welcomed a total of 14,645 Afghan refugees, with more arriving every week. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Canada-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants | Tags: LGBTQ in Afghanistan |
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Lives of LGBTQ+ Afghans ‘dramatically worse’ under Taliban rule, finds survey

26th January, 2022 · admin

The Guardian (UK): The lives of LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan have “dramatically worsened” under Taliban rule, according to a new survey, which highlights cases of violence, gang-rape and death threats since the group seized power last year. The report, by Human Rights Watch (HRW), recorded nearly 60 cases of targeted violence against LGBTQ+ people since

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Posted in Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: LGBTQ in Afghanistan, Life under Taliban rule |
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First group of LGBT+ Afghans fleeing Taliban arrive in the UK

30th October, 2021 · admin

The Guardian (UK): A group of LGBT+ Afghans has arrived in Britain, the first since the Taliban’s return to power in August caused panic among gay and transgender Afghans, who feared persecution and even death under the Islamists’ rule. Click here to read more (external link).

Posted in Britain-Afghanistan Relations, Refugees and Migrants, Taliban | Tags: Escape from the Taliban, LGBTQ in Afghanistan |
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Angry and afraid, Afghanistan’s LGBTQ community say they’re being hunted down after Taliban takeover

18th September, 2021 · admin

CNN: It’s not clear yet how severely the Taliban will enforce its strict religious laws against Afghanistan’s LGBTQ citizens. No official statement has been made, but in an interview with Germany’s Bild newspaper in July, one Taliban judge said there were only two punishments for homosexuality — stoning or being crushed under a wall. Click

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Posted in Human Rights, Society, Taliban | Tags: Homosexuality, LGBTQ in Afghanistan, Life under Taliban rule |

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