Mem Memoirs: Issue 5 — Violations in Medical Settings

With the fifth issue of Mem Memoirs we document some of the experiences of people who endured a range of violations inside medical centres, acts and violations they faced primarily because they are members of Egypt’s queer community. Alongside gathering stories from people of different backgrounds and identities, this booklet presents their attempts to access medical services of every kind. Different as those stories are, they share one thing: the violence and hatred towards the LGBTQIA+ community that these people met in return.

The “Mem Memoirs” booklet is a product of the oral history project of Masahat for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Egypt and Sudan, recording stories of the lived, human experiences of LGBTQ+ people from many places across Egypt. Throughout its series, it shines a light on groups within the LGBTQIA+ community, especially the least visible among them, and creates a space for their voices to be heard in public.