LGBT-Poster in Bagdad

In Bagdad haben Unbekannte in den letzten Tagen Poster verklebt, die zu Toleranz gegenüber Homosexuellen aufrufen. Eine Aktion, die angesicht grassierender Homophobie im Irak mehr als nur symbolischen Charakter hat:

Posters advocating the acceptance of homosexuality have been spread on different streets in Baghdad, calling for tolerance and coexistence.

On Monday, photos of posters supporting the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in Baghdad were circulated on social media networks leading to controversial discussions from users.

While many were against the move, others were defending the rights of the LGBT community and their freedom of expression.

So far, it is unclear who is behind the campaign.

The posters are mostly in the Arabic language. “I am equal to you. Difference is the basis of life,” the posters read with the LGBT-I acronym, the last letter “I” believed to represent “Iraq.”

Quelle: http://www.kurdistan24.net/en/news/68c15bcc-13f1-49dc-b243-2a075b74d8ae