Egyptian Reporter Aids in Police Crackdown on Gays

For a while after the Arab Spring, it looked like gay Egyptians were finally feeling safe enough to step out of the closet. But now, they’re being forced back underground as a result of an escalating police crackdown – one that activists say is being encouraged by pro-government media. Cairo police stormed a  bath house this week after receiving a tip from an investigative journalist. They arrested at least two dozen men for “debauchery.”  Journalist Mona Iraqi and her...

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