A groundbreaking new anthology, 'This Arab is Queer,' sheds light on 18 queer Arab voices. TIME spoke to the editor Elias_Jahshan and three contributors about their experiences
In her essay, Ali recalled that her mother held her after the beating but did not speak to her about it because she disapproved of Amna’s queerness.
When Ali moved to Canada at the end of December 2021, a nation that fares relatively well on the global stage when it comes “Music was a way for me to engage with my body that felt joyful even if it was difficult,” Joukhadar recalls. “Hearing my own voice when I was was a soprano was jarring. I knew there was something off about it but I didn’t understand why.”
“It’s hard to have human relationships when you are so far away from your own feelings, your own body, and feel so separated from other people,” he says, adding that his transition is what broke the dissociation. This is why he advocates for trans people to receive life-saving medical care, including gender-affirming surgery.
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