Qatari officials forced trans woman to remove breast tissue after arresting her

[icymist]

A transgender woman says that Qatari authorities arrested her and then forcibly removed breast tissue from her body for the so-called “crime” of “impersonating a woman.”

Her story, and that of another trans woman who fled the country, highlight the many abuses that LGBTQ+ Qataris face within the country hosting the World Cup soccer tournament.

The woman, identified only as Shahd, showed BBC journalists her haircut which “she was forced to cut into a masculine style,” she said. She also unbuttoned her shirt to show reporters wounds on the top of her chest which were reportedly caused when authorities “forced her to remove breast tissue that had formed since she started taking estrogen.” She obtained the female hormone from another country without a prescription, the publication reported.

“I was arrested and interrogated several times because of my identity. I lost everything,” Shahd said. “I lost my job and my friends.” She said she now lives in constant fear of being arrested and avoids crowded places over worries that others may report her for arrest.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/12/qatari-officials-forced-trans-woman-remove-breast-tissue-arresting/

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Holy Shit! These people are monsters! And FIFA thinks this is just fine and dandy of a country to host the World Cup?!

[IrishAfricanAmerican]

1. Sick fucks!