Human rights groups and foreign diplomats have criticised Iraq's decision to criminalise LGBT+ in the country.
![Despite Egypt's revolutions, the prayers of its LGBTQ+ community have been left unanswered [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/2021-06/GettyImages-1609324%20%281%29.jpg?h=37702503&itok=BaqeJiX8)
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