Who is Tunisia's First Gay Presidential Candidate?
Published on: Wednesday 17 July 2019
Mounir Baatour, 48, lawyer, head of the Tunisian Liberal Party and well-known supporter for LGBT rights, announced two weeks ago he would contest in country's presidential elections in November.
He is the first gay person to run for president in the Arab region where homosexuality is mostly outlawed.
The New Arab: Why did you decide to bid for presidency?
Mounir Baatour: After years of fighting for individual liberties and minority rights, I realised there is no progress on these matters and no one can do the job better than me.
