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Gays and AIDS activism with RENT
Numerous governments across the area oppose the concepts of "sexual orientation"
and "gender identity" altogether (Philip M, 2020). Because of institutional resistance, some
activists opt to work outside the framework of the state, focusing instead on communitybuilding and shifting attitudes. Others have gone head-to-head with their governments and
have been successful in enacting minor changes. Following pressure from domestic and
international activists and contractual organizations, Lebanon and Tunisia's official
institutions have agreed to stop forced anal checks. A commitment has been made by Iraq to
fight discrimination against individuals based on their gender or sexual orientation (SOGIbased violence). In Lebanon, courts have rejected attempts to interpret the law as "unnatural
offenses" to include same-sex sexual conduct despite the fact that the relevant court decisions
have not established binding legal precedent. Victims of SOGI-based violence have been
found guilty by Moroccan courts.
Setbacks can impede progress and make it seem impossible. In September 2017,
Egyptian security officers went wild, detaining a large number of individuals after a concert
in which a rainbow flag was raised in unity with LGBT persons. They used a "debauchery"
law that was utilized It was first used against homosexual men and transgender females in the
early 2000s and was resurrected with a ferocity during the 2013 uprising, when the current

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administration of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi who claimed to support the punishment of gays and
transgender people as a political tactic. Even by current Egyptian criteria, the September
shutdown that included many arrests, forceful anal inspections, and a public restriction on
pro-LGBT speech was harsh. Activists, on the other hand, demonstrate creativity and fluidity
even in the most trying circumstances, trying to teach gay Individuals how to virtually protect
themselves from constant surveillance and confinement and riling up international pressure
on their administration, a weapon they use with extreme care and reserve them for human
rights emergency situations.
Despite the fact that laws in the area are not uniform, in the vast majority of nations,
same-sex activities between consensual adults in private are regarded as a criminal violation
and punished accordingly (Batza, 2018). Consensual adult sexual contact, even with a person
you are not married to, is prohibited in almost all Arabic-speaking nations in the Middle East
and North Africa. Sexual relations between unmarried couples a...