In a new video, LGBT people from the Arabic-speaking world come out to bravely tell their stories and reveal the problems occurring where they are from.

Hamed Sinno, the openly gay lead singer of a Lebanese band, another is a gay activist from Algeria who says: “We don’t want the image anymore of just being victims…We want to speak about reality, speak about violence, but also to [show what is] positive.”

"The only option is to come to terms with yourself and embrace yourself." Hajar Moutaouakil on being an out lesbian from Morocco. #NoLongerAlone https://t.co/dMQ3KNSvea — Neela Ghoshal (@NeelaGhoshal) April 16, 2018