Hamid Zaher

Hamid Zaher (born 1974) is a Canada-based Afghan writer and gay rights activist.[1] He had to flee Afghanistan when his family started pressuring him to get married, due to Afghanistan punishing homosexuality via the death penalty.[1]

In 2009 Zaher published a book about his life and upbringing in Afghanistan called Overcoming: Alone Against the World. In response, Zaher's family disowned him.[1][2]

References
  1. "Gay Afghan defies tradition to expose identity". BBC. Retrieved February 20, 2013.
  2. "Fear, secrecy and danger a way of life for Afghan gays". NBC News. November 6, 2016. Retrieved 2020-07-27.
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