Moroccan LGBTQ Activist Sentenced to Jail for Blasphemy

A Moroccan court sentenced prominent feminist and LGBTQ activist Ibtissame “Betty” Lachgar to two-and-a-half years in prison and fined her $5,000 for “blasphemy,” ruling that she violated the country’s criminal code against offending Islam or the monarchy by posting a photo of herself on social media wearing a shirt reading “Allah is lesbian.” In the … Continue reading Moroccan LGBTQ Activist Sentenced to Jail for Blasphemy