Libyan LGBTQ+ activists told Al-Monitor that members of their community have been victims of beatings, imprisonment and murder by the armed militia groups. But as the Libyan activist who fled Libya pointed out, “not everyone is able to escape and migration cannot be the solution. We need social change.”In 2019, she and three other Libyan LGBTQ+ refugees set up Libya's first LGBTQ+ web platform, Kun Libya (which in Arabic essentially means "Be who you are"). However, according to the LGBTQ+ activist, that claim is “at least highly debatable. It was even debated on TV the other day.” In addition, the UN has launched a fact-finding mission that explicitly covers violations of LGBTQ+ rights.

Source: Libya Today May 22, 2021 06:56 UTC