Sara Hegazy, Egyptian LGBTQ+ activist who was tortured for flying a Pride flag, dies by suicide
Sara Hegazy initially made headlines in 2017 after she was imprisoned and tortured in Egypt for waving a Pride flag at a concert by Mashrou’ Leila in Cairo. Mashrou’ Leila is a popular Lebanese alternative rock band whose lead singer is openly gay. Sara was arrested alongside about 30 other people for the public show…