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The Secret Life Of A Lonely Gay Christian In Yemen

This story originally appeared on Narratively, a digital publication and creative studio focused on ordinary people with extraordinary stories?—?get thee to more amazing tales on the new face of adoptive parents, a series on paperless people, and clandestine love. As Al-Qaeda and ISIS encroach on his once-progressive city, one terrified young man has become the… Read more »

No Place for Gays in Yemen

Sana’a (IPS) – As he gets ready to go to a café in Yemen’s capital Sana’a, Husam tucks his long tresses inside a hood before getting into the back of his friend’s car. “Still problematic,” his friend tells him, assessing him in the rear view mirror. Husam pushes his hair further inside. A short drive… Read more »