An openly gay candidate is running for president in Tunisia, a milestone for the Arab world

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Change is hard and slow. But I was happy to read this headline.

An openly gay candidate is running for president in Tunisia, a milestone for the Arab world

 

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Change is hard and slow. But I was happy to read this headline.

An openly gay candidate is running for president in Tunisia, a milestone for the Arab world

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Lawyer Mounir Baatour officially announced his candidacy for the Tunisian presidency Thursday, becoming the first known openly gay presidential candidate in the Arab world and heralding a major step forward for LGBT rights in a country that still criminalizes gay sex.

Baatour, the president of Tunisia’s Liberal Party, presented his candidacy to the country’s election commission a day ahead of a Friday deadline to qualify for the Sept. 15 election. He received nearly 20,000 signatures in support of his candidacy — double the required number — according to a statement posted to his Facebook page.

“This enthusiasm already testifies to the immense will of the Tunisian people, and especially its youth, to see new a political wind blowing on the country and to concretely nourish its democracy,” the statement said, calling Baatour’s candidacy “historic.”

 

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I wish him luck, and that no harm comes to him. He certainly possess more bravery and courage than I do.