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my name is MR Y i live in yemen in a city called Abyen .. from a good famliy a good trip aswell ... this is part of what i faced and still facing in yemen..when i was seventeen i felt in love with a handsom guy who was four years older than i .. I didnt care about any thing but to have his attention then after some time we started to talking and sitting in hidden places yallies .. just to make sure that no one will see him sitting or talking to me .. it didnt bother me the fact he is ashamed of me no. not at all couse i was just in love with the guy .. i saw in him what was missing in my life to be loved ... On day i decided to finally give him what he always asked me for (spending a nigth) it was magical i felt my heart would stop . just if i knew that i put my trust and my life i the hand of a non worthy one becouse the second time we met at his house he made to of his friend hide in a room white we doing xxx in the next one the so they rape me the three of them tried to scream but i couldnt couse people will find out that i am a gay but the three wouldnot and wont be punished becouse the are simply muscular than me and they dont act like girl .... after the bit me they took a photoes of me and the started to publish it ... people spite in my face threw stones and curs me but i swear i can deal with them but i cant deal with my mother tears disapointment and humilation .... ..................... then religouse people tryed to hunt me down to punish me , so my mother helped me to escape and since that day i didnt call her that was four years ago and still hidding from my brothers and family fearing only to killed not knowing or feeling two things ..to be free .... and respected ........
sorry my english not that great .......thanx
i am a Yemeni guy , i am 24 years old, live in Aden, and finished studying in Jordan this year, i am taking a training to stay as possible as i can but i can't tolerate the cost of my sitting abroad, plus i can't come back to my country Yemen to live a normal life while i am gay, in Yemen all the community have a bad look at gay people, they don't respect us at all, and if u are not strong enough to shout on the community face(( no one did so)), most gay had bad stories as me, abusing, beating, and abundance from family, friends and all people talk on you as a shame, because we are gay, i am still waiting to my destiny to change and have my rights i can't go back to my country i feel scare of what is going to happen to me if anyone knows i am gay, and i can't to stay in Jordan for more time i can tolerate one month else but no more. this is my short story while i have lot of stories.
yemeniguy
(user currently living in YEMEN)
posted for
gay
readers
on 23/01/2012
my story is that i am a gay i can't run away from my feelings and my life, and i can't live in a country that has no rights for gay i am 25 years old, i scare of my community, from my family, and my friends, i hide the truth i am gay from all people exept who are gay, i need a help to live a real life , a life has equality between all people, i want to love and be loved without being scared from my truth but in my country i can't, now i finished my studies at Jordan in the middle east and the life is tough in Yemen while i will come back this year on Feb. i am still afraid if any one knew from my family or relative that i am gay and i can't say yes or no, my community so religious and traditional and hope i can't find a real life to live without fear.
this is my email for contact
loai_mulla@hotmai.com
yemeniguy
(user currently living in YEMEN)
posted for
gay
readers
on 23/01/2012
my story is that i am a gay i can't run away from my feelings and my life, and i can't live in a country that has no rights for gay i am 25 years old, i scare of my community, from my family, and my friends, i hide the truth i am gay from all people exept who are gay, i need a help to live a real life , a life has equality between all people, i want to love and be loved without being scared from my truth but in my country i can't, now i finished my studies at jordan in the middle east and the life is tough in yemen while i will come back this year on feb. i am still afraid if any one knew from my family or relative that i am gay and i can't say yes or no, my community so religious and traditional and hope i can't find a real life to live without fear.
Greetings
my name is Maher , I'm Yemeni boy 19 old years i live in Yemen-Sana'a
I lost my family and friends and community when they hear that I'm Gay .i left home year ago when father tried to kill me
, currently I come out from prison i have been jailed from Sept last time till 13th of Jan really i have been raped and hited and
i was sick at prison without no care not medicine. anyway i was patient
I went to many originations in here Yemen and when i told them about
my case they're jeering at me and tell me go home and let your father forgive you
.now I'm following about by Yemeni tribes trying to kill me and searching about me and I'm escaping from city to city ,
also there is a press following my case and put about me in news paper and they don't get photo of me yet
if they go photo of me and put it on press it will be my end of my life everybody will follow me and trying to get wage as you know I'm a Muslim and i live in Muslim country and they don't accept like this
I hate this life and I don't want to live like this again i lost my future and my childhood and everyone in my age has it
sorry my english not that great .......thanx