Tunisian Queers Condemn False Reports of Marriage Equality
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Too good to be true: A tempting headline perpetuates colonialist stereotypes about LGBTQ organizing around the world.
On April 28, 2020, multiple online news outlets began posting articles with headlines proclaiming that Tunisia had become the first Arab country to legalize same-sex marriage. These headlines are deliberately misleading. Rainbow Street condemns the intentional spread of misinformation and urges the participating news organizations to report responsibly and accurately on LGBTQ issues in Tunisia in future.
To summarize the issue, Rainbow Street defers to our partners at Mawjoudin, a membership-based LGBTQ organization in Tunisia, who released the following statement denouncing the misinformation:
