IN PICTURES: Tunisian LGBT community making strides
Published date: 17 July 2015 16:27 UTC
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Last update: 3 years 4 months ago
Anti-homophobia graffiti is etched onto a wall in Tunis’ Old City Article 230 of the Tunisian Penal Code criminalises homosexuality (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
Etoile du Nord is a ‘gay-friendly’ café in central Tunis (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
‘Love is not a crime’ is painted on a wall in Arabic in La Marsa (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
A ‘feminist art festival’ is held in Carthage, a Tunis suburb, on 17 May, the International Day Against Homophobia (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
This message sprayed on a wall opposite a school in La Marsa, a suburb of Tunis, was painted over a few weeks later (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
Attendees watch a film piece at the ‘feminist art festival’ in Carthage (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
Attendees gather outside at the festival in Carthage (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
Graffiti adorns a sitting area in the centre of Tunis, in front of city hall and near a few government ministries (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
Festival-goers survey artwork at the event in Carthage (MEE/Thessa Lageman)
A woman holds up a rainbow flag in central Tunis (MEE/Mariam Mannai)