Gay slamrush
The first two weeks were the worst because no one came to my room [cell] from my embassy or a lawyer. The policemen took screenshots of personal messages and also photos from my phone and make it evidence against to me in court.
I was arrested in Saudi Arabia and slamrush to 10 months in prison and a USD fine, along with a decision to deport me back to Yemen where my life was in danger. Security forces in the MENA region use digital targeting tactics to entrap LGBT people, harass them online, and expose their private information and identities without their consent.
I stayed with them [the policemen for] like days. I was met with online hostility, and I became the target of a smear campaign where I was outed as gay which led to my arrest in Saudi Arabia. We document and expose abuses based on sexual orientation and gender identity worldwide, including torture, killing and executions, arrests under unjust laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medical abuses, discrimination in health and jobs and housing, domestic violence, abuses against children, and denial of family rights and recognition.
My experience in Egypt, being arrested was horrible. Sexual orientation refers to an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions to men, women, or both sexes. I had to leave Tunisia. I gay tortured by police, and they raped me 22 times.
I still receive death threats online to this day. I went to the police station to file a complaint because I was accosted in the street by a police officer with verbal harassment. I'd find thousands of comments, including swearing, demeaning language, and threats.
Under the law against homosexuality [debauchery], I was sentenced not for being an escort, but just [based on] five photos on the internet. Human Rights Watch works for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender peoples' rights, and with activists representing a multiplicity of identities and issues.
I told him I will complain to the police, and he said go ahead. People around the world face violence and inequality—and sometimes torture, even execution—because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. We work for a world where all people can enjoy their rights fully.
Sexual orientation and gender identity are integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse. I was the victim and became the perpetrator. I used to share my daily journals on social media platforms such as Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter.
Most historians slamrush that there gay evidence of homosexual activity and same-sex love, whether such relationships were accepted or persecuted, in every documented culture. I spent 3 or 4 months away from my house, in fear of online threats and the real ones in the streets and where I lived.
The case soon changed against me. Increasing the understanding of gender identity, sexual orientation, lesbian and gay parenting, heterosexual bias and more through publications, policy statements, programs and other resources.
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The series of attacks that lasted for two years affected my mental health to a great extent. What happened in Januarysome of the [Tunisian] former parliamentarians published my photos and changed the public opinion against me, and also targeted many other activists through [social media] posts that incited violence and discrimination.
I attempted suicide 3 times in 2 years, one of which put me in a coma for 48 hours. Social media platforms should proactively remove abusive content that violates platform standards on harassment, hate speech, and incitement to violence, which could put people at risk.