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TikToker Fatally Shot in Baghdad As Iraq Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Community

Known on social media as “Noor BM,” 23-year-old Noor Alsaffar had over 370,000 followers collectively on Instagram and TikTok.

The Iraqi Who Took Manhattan

Dressed in jeans and a zip-up sweater and with his phone buzzing with text messages, Leo is like any 25-year-old New Yorker. Except he's a refugee, spirited out of Baghdad this winter.

Iraqi police kill teen for sleeping with men

A 14-year-old Iraqi boy has been killed by Iraqi police for sleeping with men for money to support his impoverished family.

12 Feminist-Approved Summer Movies

From Wonder Woman to Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled, women are taking center screen.

Senator Levin to Add Hate-Crimes Measure to Defense Bill

A senior Senate Democrat said Tuesday that he wants to use a major defense policy bill to expand federal hate-crimes laws to protect gays, bring troops home from Iraq, and force Baghdad to pay more toward reconstruction costs.

Kidnapped in Iraq: The closet or death

Peace activist James Loney knew he would be killed if his Iraqi captors found out he is gay. So did his partner, Dan, back in Canada, who had to go back into the closet.

Targeted by death squads

An escalating campaign of "sexual cleansing" in Iraq has led to the executions of many gays and lesbians. Some have managed to flee. Those left behind hide from public view.

Harry Reid: Pace failed in war assessment

U.S. Senate majority leader Harry Reid caused a stir Thursday when he said Gen. Peter Pace failed in his job of providing Congress a candid assessment on the Iraq war and that he was concerned Gen. David Petraeus might be guilty of the same.

Iraq Sees Wave of Brutal Antigay Murders

In a recent wave of antigay violence, about 40 Iraqis have been killed, in some cases by a concrete block to the head.

Video of Iraqi Teen Murdered for Being Perceived as Gay Goes Viral

The men who murdered a 14-year-old boy in Baghdad while shouting homophobic slurs videotaped the sickening slaying and posted it to social media. 

Male Terrorism Suspects Pretend to be Bride and Groom at Iraqi Checkpoint

Iraqi soldiers thwarted two male terrorism suspects disguised as a bride and groom trying to pass through a checkpoint along with their ''wedding procession'' north of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Sunday.

I'm Gay and Iraqi: Please Help Me!

The situation for gay Iraqis has never been more dire: With reports of torture, "anal gluing," and murder coming out of the Middle East, is the U.S. surge to blame for this sudden explosion of antigay violence?

Lesbian Veteran Finds Love After Trauma

A new documentary shows how an Iraq War veteran learned to smile again. 

Iraqi government rejects U.N. human rights report

Iraq's government criticized the U.N. report on human rights, released Tuesday, for discussing homosexuality in the nation.