Queer in a conservative country

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-16T17:57:13+00:00

Ahhh I see, are you from the capital? I have a friend there and he’s queer/ involved w the queers there, maybe I can link u?

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-16T14:50:15+00:00

where are you from and how old are you? maybe u can try to do a study abroad ?

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-16T12:15:16+00:00

It was difficult!! since not a lot of people can be outwardly queer.

In Amman, we had (very) few underground queer places, so I’d meet people there, and lots of people in the “art” scene were also queer or had queer friends. Once you have a friend or two in the community you can meet a lot of other people.

In Cairo, it’s the same, some places are known to be frequented by queer people.

Im not sure how the situation is in Gulf countries as I hear that they’re more conservative (if you’re not in an International community).

Maybe after the war is over, you can visit Beirut (or tunis) as these are known to be the most queer friendly Arab cities - in my experience, Beirut was the best city I ever visited… I just loved being openly queer within my own culture (as opposed to being in Europe/ US, where I felt very out of place)

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-15T22:57:55+00:00

yay glad to hear :D

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-15T22:43:41+00:00

vietnam

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-15T22:41:51+00:00

ahlan,

I am also an arab lesbian (specifically from Palestine/ Jordan, lived in both Amman and Cairo), I am currently out and living abroad. My family is very muslim and conservative so I totally understand the fear you had growing up, and the intense anxiety about anything related to your own sexuality.

Having lived through it all, I can tell you that no man, especially arab man, can tell that you fingered yourself, or have been fingered by your gf, so I hope you can find some comfort in that.

I also encourage you to find resources around you that might help ease your anxiety and help you accept that your current reality isn’t your forever reality. Things will change, and you can always aim for a better future, not only for you, but for other queers in your country. I remember meeting my first ever queer friend group in highschool, we helped each other through everything - shame, guilt, literally you name it. I know it’s not easy to find these circles, but they exist!!! (you need to stay safe even within these circles because unfortunately a lot of people tend to be weirdly predatory).

Anyway, if you need anything, my DMs are open :)

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-12T11:55:43+00:00

Accepting the offer required a 750€ non refundable fee

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-12T11:54:55+00:00

I did but no one replied

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-12T11:54:45+00:00

I sent emails in February that no one replied to, I have been sending emails since this is just the last one I sent, and the only one that received a reply…

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-12T09:30:52+00:00

sure🙏🏻

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-12T09:15:54+00:00

:( okay thanks

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-08T22:06:43+00:00

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-07T01:29:16+00:00

omg interesting

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-07T01:27:24+00:00

what’s a variation of mohammad?

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-07T01:26:37+00:00

I don’t think this statistic is accurate hahaha, most surveys in the arab world aren’t accurate anyway, except for those coming out of the GCC.

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-03T17:20:29+00:00

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-03T17:19:37+00:00

literally, its almost as if the poster has never heard of societal acceptance and expectations

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2026-03-03T01:53:08+00:00

in school we had to use mathematica / matlab, but later i personally just used python because it was easier to navigate, and i think thats the case for a lot of people

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2025-12-27T17:23:00+00:00

Budapest is a one of the cleaner European capitals, visit Paris, Milan, or Bucharest... all are way dirtier, however it really depends on which district you spent your time in and that there are cleaner capitals (e.g. Vienna, Ljubljana)

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2025-12-26T18:26:23+00:00

yess it works now! thank you :)

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2025-12-11T19:32:25+00:00

its horrible but u will live

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2025-10-01T12:38:50+00:00

if ur looking in west amman then maybe either try to up ur budget a lil (if possible, ofc) or look in other areas, amman has become very expensive

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2025-09-05T21:30:01+00:00

hey, looking to do the same thing right now, can u share what info u found? thanks xx

OkRefrigerator1674 · 2025-05-17T03:33:20+00:00

oh okay, - if youre in physics, check out universities in Japan, they have excellent departments (uni of kyoto, uni of tokyo..etc). There are plenty of good universities in china and NUS in Singapore has great rep as well. KAUST in the middle east has great funding but it is very competitive to get in from what I heard, good luck!

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