Tunisian Government: 'Gays have a right to exist'

[Kidd]

Chaibi, who spent five years in prison for his opposition to dictator Ben Ali, said that in Tunisia “individual freedoms and human rights are enshrined principles” and that atheists and homosexuals are a reality in Tunisia and “have a right to exist.” According to Chaibi, in the case of homosexuals there is also “a matter of dignity, because society sees them as undervalued.”

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Tunisia is a mostly Islamic/Muslim country and I'm pretty sure that they're drafting a new Constitution because of the revolutions. I think it would be the first time an Islamic country has embraced LGBT rights so openly but I might be wrong about that.

Either way though, it's progress. ^_^

[British Lad]

“a matter of dignity, because society sees them as undervalued.”

That is one of the nicest things I heard about LGBT people in a long time, and it means more from a Muslim country.

[Danielle]

From the way that everything seems to be going over there it seems they are moving in the right direction. The party that is muslim are saying they would be for everyone and have no intention of sharia law whereas Libya is probably going to be sharia law.