This Saturday, August 12, will be the Pride parade in Gloucester, U.K., and among the marchers will be three Iraqi refugees who fled their home country for fear of being murdered. Dr. Haider Jaber, who escaped a brutal gay bashing during which his partner was murdered, fled Iraq two years ago for the U.K., and he will be joined by a former employee of the British embassy in Iraq as well as Ali Hili, organizer of Iraq LGBT, which helps provide information and assistance to gays in London and Baghdad.

Following the parade, Mr. Hili will be replacing featured speaker Peter Tatchell, and will be giving a talk about exactly how bad things are for gays in Iraq, which is sure to be depressing but informative.

Gay Iraqis Set to Take Part in UK Pride [UK Gay News]
Iraq LGBT [Official SIte]
Gloucestershire Rainbow Day Flyer (PDF) [UK Gay News]