Tag #Queer Identity

What immediate impact does Ahmed Umar's art have on the global understanding of LGBTQ+ rights in Sudan?

Ahmed Umar, a Sudanese artist, was forced to study engineering, a societal expectation in a country where homosexuality is punishable by death. He switched to art school, later fleeing to Norway to pursue his artistic expression and escape persecution. His exhibition, "La verdad no es un escándalo," opening in Mexico City, explores his identity and experiences as a queer person in Sudan.