Beatings, Abuse and Blame: Being Transgender in Egypt

Source: The GuardianGlobal attitudes may be changing but in Cairo a crackdown on LGBTI people means continued prejudice and possible arrest. Mada Masr spoke to the women struggling to live freely “They’re she-males!” declared the Egyptian police officers after raiding Aisha’s home. Along with three friends she was arrested and taken to the police station, where the beatings began. “He [the police officer] beat up my friend with an electric stick. He was...