Hamid Zaher

Hamid Zaher (born 1974) is a Canada-based Afghan writer and gay rights activist.[1] He had to flee Afghanistan when his family started pressuring him to get married, due to Afghanistan punishing homosexuality via the death penalty.[1]

In 2009 Zaher published a book about his life and upbringing in Afghanistan called Overcoming: Alone Against the World. In response, Zaher's family disowned him.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gay Afghan defies tradition to expose identity". BBC. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

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