In Iraq, LGBTQ people face discrimination in the form of abuse, “honor killings” and murder, and many have found it near impossible to escape the country that hates them and emigrate to America. In LOGO Documentary Films documentary “Out of Iraq,” airing Monday, June 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Iraqi solider Btoo and Iraqi translator for the American army Nayyef, find love in the very country where their love is banned.
The couple’s love story begins in war-torn Ramadi in 2004 and continues through Nayyef’s escape to Seattle; Btoo and Nayyef’s five year+ long distance relationship; Btoo’s desertion from the Iraqi military and hiding in Lebanon; Btoo’s numerous interviews with the UNHCR, who miscommunicated his story on several occasions; Btoo and Nayyef’s eventual reunion years later; and their aspiration to sponsor other LGBT Iraqi refugees in need. They’ve helped eight so far!
Watch the trailer above.