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‘I miss my family’: LGBTQ+ Afghans who fled Taliban on life one year since fall of Kabul

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Micro Rainbow is the frontline organisation that has supported and welcomed 82 LGBTQ+ people to the UK from Afghanistan and their family members over the last twelve months. One year since the fall of Kabul, the charity reflects on the impact it has had on the lives of those LGBTQ+ people who reached safety in the UK and asked them for their views. Finding safety Arriving to the UK has been life saving for many of the people Micro Rainbow supports. Due to their background, jobs or activism, they risked…

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“We just want to be free”: LGBTQ+ Afghans are struggling to survive under Taliban rule

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The post “We just want to be free”: LGBTQ+ Afghans are struggling to survive under Taliban rule appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Conor Clark

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LGBTQ+ Afghans fear being forgotten 100 days since Taliban takeover

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As he struggled to wrench his hair from the grasp of a heavily armed Taliban fighter, Mohammad – a gay Afghan man – realised he had two options: run or die. Minutes earlier, he had been stopped at a checkpoint in Kabul and forced to hand over his mobile phone for inspection. Mohammad was terrified – he knew the Taliban guard would find material on his phone that revealed his sexuality. “He started searching the gallery and photos and videos and gave me a really strong slap in the face.…

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Taliban has a “kill list” of LGBTQ+ Afghans still in the country

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The Taliban has a “kill list” for Afghanistan’s LGBTQ+ community in the country, according to NGO Rainbow Railroad. LGBTQ+ citizens have been fearing for their safety since the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in August, with many living in hiding to protect themselves. Despite there being no official announcement from the group on how they plan to deal with homosexuality, Reuters reports that there are fears strict sharia law could be imposed – meaning same-sex relations could be punishable by death. Rainbow Railroad, an LGBTQ+ organisation on the ground in the…

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First group of LGBTQ+ Afghans arrive to resettle in the UK

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The UK just welcomed the first group of LGBTQ+ Afghans starting a new life in the country after fleeing the Taliban. Under Taliban rule, LGBTQ+ people are among the most vulnerable in Afghanistan, with many facing increased levels of persecution, discrimination, and assault. The first group, made up of 29 LGBTQ+ Afghans, arrived in the UK on 29 October as a result of Stonewall and Rainbow Railroad’s work and help from the Foreign Secretary. Since the end of Operation Pitting in late August, the UK has helped more than 1,300…

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