It started with an outing campaign in Morocco

Gender equality is increasingly challenged in Europe and beyond. Several governments, in line with their illiberal and autocratic political lines,  adopt conservative laws, and attack women’s and LGBTIQ people’s rights. 

In less than a year, we witnessed Turkey’s withdrawal from the Istanbul convention, an Egyptian draft law depriving women of their legal status to conclude a marriage contract or claim guardianship of their children, as well as a repeated opposition to equality in inheritance by the new Tunisian president. At the same time, the region is facing huge economic and political instabilities, leading to further backlashes against women and LGBTIQ people.   

But some activists choose to stand up against these trends. Ayouba is a queer activist from Morocco. In their association Nassawiyat , they denounce a recent backlash campaign led in Morocco against LGBTIQ people early 2021.

Acknowledgments: Ayouba, Lucille Griffon