Sarah Hegazi
Egyptian LGBT activist
- Born
- 1989, Egypt
- Died
- 14 June 2020
Sarah Hegazi (1 October 1989 – 14 June 2020) was an Egyptian writer, LGBTQ activist, and socialist. She was arrested and imprisoned in Egypt for three months after waving a rainbow flag at a Mashrou' Leila concert in 2017 in Cairo. Hegazi subsequently suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the torture she endured in prison. She died by suicide in June 2020.
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