“Are you a communist, are you one of the revolutionary socialists?” They asked me questions like, “Are you a faggot?” I was interrogated 3 different times in the building of the National Security. It resulted in the arrest of 75 LGBT people from their homes and through dating apps. The idea of raising rainbow flags in the Cairo sky in front of 35,000 people without any fear, is maybe the greatest thing I can think of.Īfter that, the Egyptian government launched the biggest crackdown on the LGBT community. My friend Sara Hegazy was also there and was one of those who raised the rainbow flag. The band speaks mainly about the oppression of LGBT people in the Middle East and its lead singer, Hamed Sinno, is openly gay. Ten days earlier, I had raised the rainbow flag at a Mashrou’ Leila concert. I was sitting in the car waiting for a friend of mine when ten men came out of the blue and started hitting the car and hitting me on the shoulder, asking for my ID, without even identifying themselves. It was October 1st, 2017, my 21st birthday.
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