An Instagram beauty influencer has ranted against homosexuality as ‘perverted’, stirring up homophobia in Tunisia. The post by @lady.samara has also inspired gossip sites to start outing LGBT+ people – exposing them to hatred and attack.
Same-sex activity is illegal in Tunisia, so they may also face legal prosecution. Lady Samara, who has 465,000 followers, went live on 7 September to share her opinions.
In her rant, she described homosexuality as ‘disgusting’ and said LGBT+ people are ‘perverts’ and ‘mentally sick’. She also claimed ‘gay people are trying to brainwash our children to become gay’.
And she said foreign powers were paying LGBT+ campaigners to ‘corrupt our youth’. She said (translated): ‘I do not respect homosexuality.