#ILoveGay

The Egyptian government is refusing to recognize the existence of LGBT people, flouting its responsibility to protect the rights of everyone.

Homosexuality isn't illegal in Egypt but human rights groups say other laws have been used to target LGBT Egyptians. "Prison killed me. It destroyed me," says an Egyptian woman jailed after a concert.

An openly gay man fronts Lebanon's Mashrou' Leila – and when fans waved rainbow flags at a show outside Cairo, the arrests soon followed

Dozens have been detained since rainbow flags were raised at a concert, Amnesty International says.

Amid Egypt’s continuing repression of its LGBT citizens, dissidents, political activists and journalists, actor Khaled Abol Naga keeps promoting LGBT rights. An award-winning actor, stage director and film producer, Naga was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2007. He has spoken out on many sensitive social issues, including HIV/AIDS, female genital mutilation and children’s rights...

Egyptian authorities are using a "debauchery" law to justify a crackdown on gay and trans people.

At least 34 people have been arrested after concertgoers waved a rainbow flag at a rock performance in Cairo last month.