I went to COP27 in anti-LGBTQ+ Egypt as an out, queer person. This is what it was like

First published in PinkNews. Queer journalist Tom Pashby covered the COP27 climate summit from Egypt, where LGBTQ+ people are persecuted, criminalised and abused. This is what they encountered.

I’m non-binary and agender and I am visibly queer in most situations. I also work as a journalist for an organisation involved with the climate movement and I personally want to play an active role in tackling the climate emergency.