Ovation for Gay Iraqi at London 'Faith' Conference

[Ian David]

February 19, 2007

LONDON, February 19, 2007 – The leader of the gay rights group Iraqi LGBT, Ali Hili, received a standing ovation from 250 delegates when he addressed the “Faith, Homophobia and Human Rights” conference in London on Saturday.

Mr Hili, a gay refugee from Iraq, is also Middle East Affairs spokesperson for the UK-based LGBT human rights group, OutRage!.

He told the conference that some ministers in the US and UK-backed Iraqi government were colluding with death squads responsible for the “sexual cleansing” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) Iraqis

“Iraqi LGBTs are at daily risk of execution by the Shia death squads of the Badr and Sadr militias,” Mr. Hili told delegates at the conference.

“Members of these militias have infiltrated the Iraqi police and are abusing their police authority to pursue a plan to eliminate all homosexuals in Iraq.

“This is happening with the collusion of key ministers in the Iraqi government,” he pointed out.

More:
http://gay_blog.blogspot.com/2007/02/ovation-for-gay-iraqi-at-london-faith.html

[xchrom]

1. shrugging -- the u.s has always approved of terrorizing SOME people.

latin american leftists.

central american priests and nuns.

gay folk in general.

first nations people -- always.

etc.