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Behind the Aegis

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1. Egypt is very anti-gay, like most of the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Reply to Odoreida (Original post)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 05:44 PM

Jan 2019

They have a long history of harassing, jailing, and killing gay people, especially gay men. While not a "death sentence" as in some other countries, being gay in Egypt is very dangerous.

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Egypt is very anti-gay, like most of the Middle East and Northern Africa. Behind the Aegis Jan 2019 #1