Best Self Magazine

Ask Me Again: In Support of Gay Rights and All Human Rights

In Support of Gay Rights and All Human Rights, by Nejoud Al-Yagout. Photograph of lgbtq flag by Sara Rampazzo

Photograph by Sara Rampazzo

A Kuwaiti woman defies censorship to celebrate the oneness of all humanity in support of gay rights and all human rights

When people ask why I support gay rights, I am perplexed, because the question — in and of itself — immediately polarizes us against others. Aren’t we tired of discrimination? To take away someone’s right to share his/her body with someone else, and to insist that we have the right to do so, is baffling to me.

I was

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Best Self Magazine

Best Self Magazine7 min read
How I Left: Reflections on My Journey into Marriage…and Out
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes — My grandmother was fourteen when a man in her Southern Italian village asked to marry her. He was twenty-eight, a stranger to Gramma. She said, No! But her mother told her, “Marry him. He’ll take you to America.”
Best Self Magazine5 min read
The Wall 2.0: The Next Generation of Artist Steve Snider’s Textured, Urban-Inspired Works
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes — I’ve known Steve Snider for years…decades, actually. As a photographer, I’ve collaborated with Steve on countless book cover projects during his tenures as Art Director at Little, Brown & Co. in Boston and St. Mar
Best Self Magazine4 min readMathematics
The Fundamental Principles of Allowance and How It Can Serve You
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes — Allowance is a tool which can quite literally change all aspects of life including relationships, finances, career and more. Although allowance is a powerful and pragmatic way of improving one’s life, it is not so

Related Books & Audiobooks