Azerbaijani Teen Nearly Burned To Death By Parents After They Discover He’s Gay

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Towleroad
08/12/2014
Azerbaijani Teen Nearly Burned To Death By Parents After They Discover He’s Gay
By Sean Mandell

An 18 year old boy from Azerbaijan has reportedly escaped alive after his parents tried to burn him to death upon learning that he is gay. Though accounts of the horrendous attack have protected the identity of the victim, referring to him only as 'Malik', the boy reportedly still faces danger as do many LGBT individuals in Azerbaijan. Gay Star News reports that Malik endured three months of blackmail from anonymous individuals on Facebook who threatened to send pictures of him at a Pride parade to his parents:

(Malik’s) parents attempted to burn him with gasoline,’ the LGBT Azerbaijan Alliance reports, adding they punched and kicked him.

‘Even though [Malik] ran away from home, a lot of his personal belongings and documents were taken away by his family….meaning he has no chance to leave the country.’

‘[Malik] is in a safe place right now. However, a threat to his life continues.’....

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[shenmue]

1. No words

[Fearless]

2. This is why we fight for equality for all people.

So that attempts like this are brought to swift and fair justice. If I was in charge of the world, his parents would be in prison and he would receive all the support he truly needs.

[theHandpuppet]

3. You have to wonder about all the cases we never hear about.

While in some parts of the world we are making strides toward equality, in others it seems as if LGBT rights are going to hell in the proverbial handbasket.

[Fearless]

4. Sadly

I'm thinking that we may only be seeing more of what was already happening due to the internet and the ability to get these stories out in the open. While we're making good progress in the western world, the remainder seems to be lagging far behind.