Today two guests from the queer community in Kurdistan come to talk about issues ranging from isolation and mental health issues to the recent spike in violence towards gay, trans and other individuals in the LGBTQ community. We also discuss the new legislation currently being proposed regarding expression, advocacy and coverage of queer identity and issues in KRI. 

For more information about some of the topics regarding safety and mental health in the Iraqi and Kurdish queer community here, check out:

Human Rights Watch Report - click here

News regarding the report: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60859049

Check out more reporting from HRW on the LGBTQ+ rights in the region here

More information regarding the "Bill on the Prohibition of Promoting Homosexuality" -

https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/07/push-silence-lgbt-rights-kurdistan-region-iraq#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20%E2%80%9CBill%20on,million%20dinars%20(US%243%2C430).

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-kurdish-region-banning-homosexuality-lgbt-activists-condemn



For comments and questions, please reach out at: info@kurdistanin.net

Today two guests from the queer community in Kurdistan come to talk about issues ranging from isolation and mental health issues to the recent spike in violence towards gay, trans and other individuals in the LGBTQ community. We also discuss the new legislation currently being proposed regarding expression, advocacy and coverage of queer identity and issues in KRI. 
For more information about some of the topics regarding safety and mental health in the Iraqi and Kurdish queer community here, check out:
Human Rights Watch Report - <a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2022/03/23/everyone-wants-me-dead/killings-abductions-torture-and-sexual-violence-against">click here</a>
News regarding the report: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60859049">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-60859049</a>
Check out more reporting from HRW on the LGBTQ+ rights in the region <a href="https://www.hrw.org/about/people/rasha-younes">here</a>
More information regarding the "Bill on the Prohibition of Promoting Homosexuality" -
<a href="https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/07/push-silence-lgbt-rights-kurdistan-region-iraq#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20%E2%80%9CBill%20on,million%20dinars%20(US%243%2C430)">https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/07/push-silence-lgbt-rights-kurdistan-region-iraq#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20%E2%80%9CBill%20on,million%20dinars%20(US%243%2C430)</a>.
<a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-kurdish-region-banning-homosexuality-lgbt-activists-condemn">https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/iraq-kurdish-region-banning-homosexuality-lgbt-activists-condemn</a>
 
For comments and questions, please reach out at: info@kurdistanin.net

Inside Kurdistan brings insight to cultural and political developments in the Autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq for an international audience. We focus on a broad range of topics related to Kurdish culture, bringing context and coverage through interviews with experts and first-hand accounts to help provide a responsible perspective on what's happening in the region, Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.

Inside Kurdistan brings insight to cultural and political developments in the Autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq for an international audience. We focus on a broad range of topics related to Kurdish culture, bringing context and coverage through interviews with experts and first-hand accounts to help provide a responsible perspective on what's happening in the region, Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.