Fear and Survival: Being LGBTQ in Iraq

Fear and Survival: Being LGBTQ in Iraq

Fear and Survival: Being LGBTQ in Iraq

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Fear and Survival: Being LGBTQ in Iraq

2022

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For Iraq's LGBTQ community, life is dangerous. Anna Foster meets three young LGBTQ people and hears about the abuses they've experienced and their hopes for the future.

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