Gay man ‘tortured’ in Qatar for his sexuality returns home after 'deeply disappointing' sentence
Manuel Guerrero Aviña is being forcibly deported from Qatar after he was arrested in February for being gay.
August 13, 2024
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Manuel Guerrero Aviña is being forcibly deported from Qatar after he was arrested in February for being gay.
Forty-four-year-old Manuel Guerrero Aviña was detained in February after being entrapped by law enforcement through a fake Grindr profile, his family says.
Manuel Guerrero, 44, is banned from leaving the country and is about to run out of antiretroviral medication, his brother Enrique tells The Advocate.
The family of 44-year-old Manuel Guerrero say that Qatari authorities have subjected him to torture by depriving him of his HIV medication.
Ahead of last year's World Cup, the Qatari government had promised a more accepting atmosphere, but deportee Gilbert Ignatius and others say the situation has actually worsened.
The professional soccer player is using his voice to fight for change.
There are more than 60 places in the world where it’s illegal to be gay.