Advertise with Googlier.com Egypt – Erasing 76 Crimes https://76crimes.com The human toll of 65+ countries’ anti-gay laws and the struggle to repeal them. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:20:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/76crimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/cropped-Logo-Icon-76crimes.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Egypt – Erasing 76 Crimes https://76crimes.com 32 32 139790498 Egyptian court victory for trans people seeking gender transition https://76crimes.com/2026/04/23/egyptian-court-trans-gender-transition/ https://76crimes.com/2026/04/23/egyptian-court-trans-gender-transition/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:48:29 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=58194 Egyptian authorities had refused to process applications for gender surgeries The LGBTQ-friendly Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute is celebrating a victory for trans people’s health in Egypt. This is an edited version of Cairo 52’s March 23 press release: Historic Legal Victory in Cairo 52 Lawsuit: First Ruling to Vindicate Transgender Individuals Regarding the Right…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2026/04/23/egyptian-court-trans-gender-transition/feed/ 1 58194 Spotlight on Egypt: Repression, discrimination, online entrapment https://76crimes.com/2026/01/05/spotlight-on-egypt-repression-discrimination-online-entrapment/ https://76crimes.com/2026/01/05/spotlight-on-egypt-repression-discrimination-online-entrapment/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:13:07 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=57102 Survey of nations with anti-homosexuality laws This is one of a series of short articles on LGBTQ human rights advocacy and abuses in nations with anti-LGBTQ laws, including Egypt’s de facto anti-homosexuality laws. The articles are based on Outright International’s country overviews, which track each nation’s record on LGBTQ rights. In a small way, those…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2026/01/05/spotlight-on-egypt-repression-discrimination-online-entrapment/feed/ 0 57102 Iran and Egypt protest World Cup match scheduled amid Pride celebrations https://76crimes.com/2025/12/12/iran-and-egypt-protest-world-cup-match-scheduled-amid-pride-celebrations/ https://76crimes.com/2025/12/12/iran-and-egypt-protest-world-cup-match-scheduled-amid-pride-celebrations/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:15:13 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=57200 Rainbow flags will be allowed inside the Seattle stadium. Iran and Egypt both throw LGBTQ people in jail, so it’s no surprise that each of them is upset that their 2026 World Cup match is scheduled in Seattle in the midst of Pride celebrations. In Seattle, LGBTQ rights supporters aren’t backing down despite plans by…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2025/12/12/iran-and-egypt-protest-world-cup-match-scheduled-amid-pride-celebrations/feed/ 1 57200 Trans people face violence across Middle East and North Africa, new report finds https://76crimes.com/2025/09/26/trans-people-face-violence-across-middle-east-and-north-africa-new-report-finds/ https://76crimes.com/2025/09/26/trans-people-face-violence-across-middle-east-and-north-africa-new-report-finds/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2025 12:19:58 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=56427 Authors call on governments to legalize trans identities and prosecute violence Transgender individuals in the Middle East and North Africa are ensnared in a vicious cycle of state-sponsored criminalization, systemic legal disenfranchisement, and pervasive social hostility, according to a new report from the Cairo 52 Legal Research Institute. The report documents how the absence of legal…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2025/09/26/trans-people-face-violence-across-middle-east-and-north-africa-new-report-finds/feed/ 1 56427 Facebook opens the door to more anti-LGBTQ lies and hate speech https://76crimes.com/2025/01/09/facebook-opens-the-door-to-more-anti-lgbtq-lies-and-hate-speech/ https://76crimes.com/2025/01/09/facebook-opens-the-door-to-more-anti-lgbtq-lies-and-hate-speech/#comments Thu, 09 Jan 2025 14:26:21 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=53582 The social network loosens restrictions on anti-trans posts. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg just made his social media network even more unsafe for LGBTQ people. This week he announced that Facebook’s parent company, Meta, is eliminating the company-sponsored fact-checking that sought to block lies  from appearing on the network. Facebook will depend on reader-contributed “Community Notes”…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2025/01/09/facebook-opens-the-door-to-more-anti-lgbtq-lies-and-hate-speech/feed/ 1 53582 Egyptian legal experts expose violations of LGBTQ peoples’ rights https://76crimes.com/2023/08/13/egyptian-legal-experts-expose-violations-of-lgbtq-peoples-rights/ https://76crimes.com/2023/08/13/egyptian-legal-experts-expose-violations-of-lgbtq-peoples-rights/#respond Sun, 13 Aug 2023 08:18:10 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=47796 Damning report on how Egypt’s crackdowns on LGBT people violate human rights CLICK to receive an email notice of each new Erasing 76 Crimes article   The Cairo 52 legal research institute has published a new study investigating how Egyptian authorities create custom morality to justify persecuting LGBT+ people. “Sexually Guilty: Custom Morality and the…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2023/08/13/egyptian-legal-experts-expose-violations-of-lgbtq-peoples-rights/feed/ 0 47796 Four African nations’ battles against gay-themed films https://76crimes.com/2023/06/22/four-african-nations-battle-against-gay-themed-films/ https://76crimes.com/2023/06/22/four-african-nations-battle-against-gay-themed-films/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 01:47:08 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=47979 Officials in Cameroon, Kenya, Egypt and Uganda take different approaches CLICK to receive an email notice of each new Erasing 76 Crimes article   Four scenes — among many — of homophobic African officials trying to keep their citizens from seeing LGBTQ-related entertainment: In Kenya, Netflix Africa has agreed to end streaming of LGBTQ-specific movies,…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2023/06/22/four-african-nations-battle-against-gay-themed-films/feed/ 0 47979 How nations in Middle East and North Africa target LGBT citizens online https://76crimes.com/2023/02/21/how-nations-in-middle-east-and-north-africa-target-lgbt-citizens-online/ https://76crimes.com/2023/02/21/how-nations-in-middle-east-and-north-africa-target-lgbt-citizens-online/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2023 19:40:58 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=46661 Government officials across the Middle East and North Africa region are targeting LGBT people based on their online activity on social media, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reports. The advocacy group urges social media companies to deploy moderators to screen out content that puts users at risk. CLICK to receive an email notice of each new…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2023/02/21/how-nations-in-middle-east-and-north-africa-target-lgbt-citizens-online/feed/ 1 46661 Activists urge UN to move climate conference from Egypt over LGBT rights concerns https://76crimes.com/2022/08/12/activists-call-on-un-to-move-climate-conference-from-egypt-over-lgbt-rights-concerns/ https://76crimes.com/2022/08/12/activists-call-on-un-to-move-climate-conference-from-egypt-over-lgbt-rights-concerns/#respond Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:03:33 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=44941 Twenty-year-old climate activist and member of the White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council Jerome Foster is calling on the United Nations to move the COP27 climate change conference, currently scheduled for November 2022 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, over concerns that LGBT people will not be able to freely attend, due to the Egyptian government’s routine…

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]]> https://76crimes.com/2022/08/12/activists-call-on-un-to-move-climate-conference-from-egypt-over-lgbt-rights-concerns/feed/ 0 44941 In 5 Middle East nations, gender-affirming health care is illegal https://76crimes.com/2022/08/02/in-5-middle-east-nations-gender-affirming-health-care-is-illegal/ https://76crimes.com/2022/08/02/in-5-middle-east-nations-gender-affirming-health-care-is-illegal/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:23:48 +0000 https://76crimes.com/?p=44997 Transgender people in the Middle East — in particular in Egypt, the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Oman — have seen their rights dwindle in recent years with the adoption of laws restricting or banning their access to gender-affirming health care and official gender recognition.. Legal repression of trans people in the Middle East is…

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