Tunisia has pledged to the United Nations that it will no longer use forced anal testing in cases of homosexuality. But don’t rejoice too much, warns the online news site Kapitalis.com. Continue reading
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Q. Can Tunisia’s only queer shelter be saved? A. Yes
Financial woes threatened to shutter a house that serves as a judgment-free shelter for LGBT Tunisians from the homophobia that often surrounds them. Continue reading
Tunisian filmmaker, student jailed on gay-sex charges
A 21-year-old student and a 38-year-old filmmaker were sent to jail today in Tunisia to await their trial on homosexuality charges. They were arrested March 13, according to the Tunisian news website Kapitalis.com. Continue reading
Tunisia: 2 months in jail for 2 men for behaving like women
The Tunisian LGBTI advocacy group Shams (a word that means “sun”) reported today: “The Sousse Court of Appeal upheld a two-month jail sentence against two boys [ages 19 and 25] from Hammam Sousse. “They will be released today, seeing that they were arrested on Jan. 12, 2017, and that they have now served their entire … Continue reading
2 young Tunisians sentenced to 8 months for gay sex
Two young Tunisian men were sentenced today to 8 months in prison for homosexual activity. Continue reading
Tunisian judge jails trans woman pending indecency trial
A district court in Hammamet, Tunisia, today ordered the detention of a transgender woman who is awaiting a court decision on charges of public indecency and insulting a government official, Kapitalis.com reported. Continue reading
Tunisia politician guilty of gay sex; prison term nears end
Gay Star News reports: Mounir Baatour, a political party leader and lawyer, was found guilty of ‘sodomy’ with a 20-year-old man. Baatour was sentenced to three months in prison by the court of first instance in Tunis. The judge found him guilty of violating article 230 of the Tunisian Criminal Code that makes consensual gay … Continue reading
Tunisia cheers lesbian love film, rejects actual lesbian love
PRAISE FOR MOVIE, NOT FOR REALITY Tunisia’s culture minister congratulated French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche on Monday for winning the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize, without mentioning the huge gap between what Tunisia society accepts and what the film depicts. The film is about a lesbian love affair, which in Tunisia would be a taboo subject. … Continue reading
24 days on, Tunisian politician still in jail on sodomy charge
The Tunisian political leader arrested March 30 on sodomy charges remains in jail after being subjected to a rectal examination, Tunisia Live reported. Mounir Baatour, head of the Liberal Party, denies the accusations against him. He was arrested 24 days ago at the Sheraton Hotel in Tunis along with another unidentified man. One of his … Continue reading
In Tunisia, gay sex accusations are a political tool
The leader of Tunisia’s opposition Liberal Party, Mounir Baatour, has been arrested and jailed on sodomy charges, his attorney told Agence France-Presse. Court action on April 3 followed an incident on March 31 at the Sheraton Tunis Hotel, when hotel staff reportedly found two men engaging in sex. Baatour “totally denied the charges against him,” … Continue reading
