Azerbaijan

Azeri Gay Rights Activist Commits Suicide

by DAVE FUMAROLA Azerbaijan’s LGBT community is currently mourning the loss of one if their leading activists. The body of 20-year-old Isa Shakhmarli was found yesterday after reportedly hanging himself. Shakhmarli was the chairman of Azerbaijan Free LGBT, a Baku-based gay rights advocacy group. Shakhmarli wrote a suicide note to his friends on Facebook, saying … Continue reading →