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Il Grande Colibrì is closely following the emergency in Morocco spawned by the mass outings that are taking place using gay dating apps. Today, we are submitting an important testimony: Chadi is a Moroccan gay man residing in Italy but currently stranded in Morocco due to the COVID-19 emergency. Any reference to names and places that could have allowed the identification of the man has been removed.
Sofia Taloni gave precise instructions during a live broadcast with over 100 thousand people, which was recorded, shared and made viral. I myself have been a victim of his [read the note] actions. Unfortunately, I got stuck in Morocco because of the coronavirus. I have no problems with my parents, I’m lucky, I know that. My parents know about my homosexuality and respect me.
A few days ago, I was contacted on Grindr by a family member. The message said: “I found you. My mother always suspected you were not a real man. And now I have proof! I will publish your photos on social media, so everyone will know. I will disgrace you publicly!” I got scared and didn’t reply to the message. I immediately removed my photos from the app.
I’ve seen many chat screenshots and photos of men posted on Facebook left at the mercy of the haters. I am afraid. I’ve already experienced such a thing in the past, when my cousin published photos of me everywhere so I’ve immediately searched all Facebook groups and pages, but I haven’t found anything for now.
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Note
If you search for Sofia Taloni on Google, you will find a female image. To avoid misunderstandings, we clarify that we use the masculine to describe him, to respect the fact that he feels like a gay man.
Chadi (fancy name)
testimony collected by Anas Chariai
translation by Barbara Burgio
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image: elaboration from Pixabay (CC0)
