Members of the Kurdish Parliament are planning to pass a law banning homosexuality and the promotion of #LGBT+ identities. The law will punish LGBT+ people and those promoting #queer issues with a fine of up to 5 million IQD and up to a year in prison!
This law is not only an attack on #LGBT+ citizens and activists, but it's also an attack on politicians, journalists, and leaders who support or even simplyThose groups have been crucial in not only supporting the #LGBT+ movement in the Kurdish region but also in educating the public about the community that has limited space in society to raise awareness about the issues impacting us!
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One thing that is really upsetting is the false claims that many Kurdish politicians make about #Kurdistan region being more progressive, unlike the rest of Iraq and the MENA region, and thus it should be independent.
However, the reality is very different. Journalists are constantly censored and eliminated,