![An illustration of security forces confronting a woman with short hair](/sites/default/files/media_2022/03/202203lgbt_mena_iraq_mariam_illustration.jpg)
Mariam, a 21-year-old lesbian woman from Baghdad, is one of many LGBT Iraqis who said they were harassed at checkpoints by security forces due to their appearance.
© 2022 John Holmes for Human Rights Watch
Mariam, a 21-year-old lesbian woman from Baghdad, is one of many LGBT Iraqis who said they were harassed at checkpoints by security forces due to their appearance.