Tag: Afghanistan

Monkeypox is being used by the Taliban as a mandate to target, harass, and detain LGBTQ+ people in Afghanistan. According to reports by PinkNews, the Taliban’s persecution of LGBTQ+ people has been put in overdrive following the detection of monkeypox in Europe. The virus, which is usually found in parts of...

LGBTQ+ Afghans are now facing even more hostility in their own country after reports that the Taliban has compiled “a kill list” of LGBTQ+ citizens. According to the executive director of Rainbow Railroad - a charity helping rainbow Afghanis flee the nation, the LGBTQ+ community is facing more adversity than...

After 20 years, the Taliban are on the verge of returning to power in Afghanistan spelling bad news for the country’s LGBT+ community.  There are grave fears for the safety of gay Afghans as the Taliban looks posed to regain control of Afghanistan for the first time since 2001. Overnight, the...