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6 unusual facts about Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World


Cairo 52

The Cairo 52 were featured in a documentary by After Stonewall Productions, narrated by Janeane Garofalo, entitled Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World.

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

The film focuses in particular on Cairo 52, a group of 52 Egyptian men who were arrested on board a floating gay nightclub in 2001.

It features interviews with gay-rights activists from countries around the world including Honduras, Namibia, the Philippines, Pakistan and Vietnam.

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World is a 2003 documentary film directed by American filmmaker John Scagliotti about the issues experienced by gay, lesbian and transgender people in developing countries.

It was produced by Janet Baus and Dan Hunt, both of whom had worked with Scagliotti on his previous film After Stonewall.

In 2001, 52 Egyptian men were arrested on board the Queen Boat on the Nile, which was a gay disco.



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