Documentary backdrop image for Homofobia de estado (2023)

Documentary backdrop image for Homofobia de estado (2023)

202350 minPGdocumentary

Homofobia de estado

202350 minPGdocumentary

LGBT people in Equatorial Guinea face police harassment and discrimination, with activists Angel and Gonzalo sharing their experiences of persecution.

Genres

Director

Richard Zubelzu

Synopsis

LGBT people in Equatorial Guinea face police harassment and discrimination, with activists Angel and Gonzalo sharing their experiences of persecution.

People

Richard Zubelzudirector

Magda Calabresewriter

Jesús Generelocast

Gonzalo Abaha Nguema Mikuecast

Ángel Custodio Micha Ava Nfumucast

Synopsis

Activists Angel and Gonzalo share their experiences of persecution in Equatorial Guinea, where social homophobia is prevalent. They discuss the challenges of coming out in a culture that views homosexuality as taboo. The documentary also addresses police harassment, conversion therapies, and the influence of the church. It contrasts the situation in Equatorial Guinea with the evolution of LGBT rights in Spain, featuring testimonies from Spanish activists and politicians. The film runs for 50 minutes and was released in 2023.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Being Gay in the Most Oppressive Countries (2025)

Being Gay in the Most Oppressive Countries

39% of homosexuals living in deprived areas have been physically assaulted, reflecting the violence faced by the LGBTQ community in oppressive countries.

Being Gay in the Most Oppressive Countries

Extreme Oppression & Punishment Of Gay People Around The World | Witness (2024)

Extreme Oppression & Punishment Of Gay People Around The World | Witness

In Tunisia, gay individuals face up to three years in prison for their sexual orientation, while Uganda enforces lifetime imprisonment for homosexuality amid rising global homophobia.

Extreme Oppression & Punishment Of Gay People Around The World | Witness

Horrific Discrimination Against Homosexuals in Uganda As Death Penalty Considered (2016)

Horrific Discrimination Against Homosexuals in Uganda As Death Penalty Considered

Homosexuals in Uganda face extreme discrimination and violence, with proposed laws threatening the death penalty and further criminalizing their existence.

Horrific Discrimination Against Homosexuals in Uganda As Death Penalty Considered

The Cost of Being Gay: Violence, Imprisonment, and Forced 'Therapies' (2024)

The Cost of Being Gay: Violence, Imprisonment, and Forced 'Therapies'

Violence, imprisonment, and forced therapies against the gay community persist globally, highlighting severe human rights abuses in countries like Tunisia and Uganda.

The Cost of Being Gay: Violence, Imprisonment, and Forced 'Therapies'

Gay shock therapy still in use in China (2017)

Gay shock therapy still in use in China

In Beijing, some hospitals continue to offer controversial electric shock therapy to "cure" homosexuality, despite its removal from the mental illness classification by the Chinese Psychiatric Association.

Gay shock therapy still in use in China

Russia - Trapped In Homophobia (2025)

Russia - Trapped In Homophobia

In Russia, the Anti-Propaganda law has intensified legal discrimination and violence against the LGBT community, forcing many to live in secrecy or flee.

Russia - Trapped In Homophobia

Finding sanctuary from homophobic persecution (2018)

Finding sanctuary from homophobic persecution

In Germany, thousands of LGBT refugees fleeing persecution from countries like Iraq and Syria face ongoing threats and discrimination despite seeking safety.

Finding sanctuary from homophobic persecution

The Terrifying Reality of Life Under Russia's Anti-Gay Laws (2014)

The Terrifying Reality of Life Under Russia's Anti-Gay Laws

Since July 2013, promoting homosexuality has been a criminal offense in Russia, leading to increased police presence at events like Queer Fest in St Petersburg.

The Terrifying Reality of Life Under Russia's Anti-Gay Laws

Gay massacre - South Africa (2008)

Gay massacre - South Africa

Seven sex workers, a client, and the brothel owner were found dead in a Cape Town massage parlor, victims of an execution-style killing.

Gay massacre - South Africa

Queer in Orbán's Hungary (2026)

Queer in Orbán's Hungary

In Hungary, activists Béla, Norbert, and Zsu confront government efforts to marginalize the LGBTQ+ community while participating in a historic pride event in Budapest.

Queer in Orbán's Hungary

Explore Homofobia de estado

People FAQ Stream

Where else to watch

Out of Uganda (2023)

Out of Uganda

2023•1h5m•★10.0TMDB

Four young LGBT Ugandans face daily threats to their safety and well-being as they seek to escape a country marked by religious oppression and discrimination.

Global Homophobia: The Roots of Hatred (2019)

Global Homophobia: The Roots of Hatred

2019•58m•★10.0TMDB

700,000 Americans have sought therapy to change their sexual orientation, despite the lack of scientific support for such practices.

Global Homophobia: The Roots of Hatred

Call Me Kuchu (2012)

Call Me Kuchu

2012•1h25m•★5.9TMDB

One man is murdered in 2011 amid escalating violence against the LGBT community in Uganda, sparking international outrage and calls for justice.

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World (2003)

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

2003•1h2m•★4.9TMDB

Fifty-two Egyptian men were arrested in 2001 on a gay nightclub boat in Cairo, leading to sentences of one to five years for debauchery.

Dangerous Living: Coming Out in the Developing World

Queer China, 'Comrade' China (2009)

Queer China, 'Comrade' China

2009•1h58m•★4.0TMDB

Thirty influential figures from the LGBTQ+ community share their experiences of societal change in China over the past thirty years.

Queer China, 'Comrade' China

The Abominable Crime (2013)

The Abominable Crime

2013•1h5m•★3.5TMDB

Two gay Jamaicans, Simone and Maurice, confront life-threatening violence and legal battles in a country where anti-gay sentiments are rampant.

The Abominable Crime

Browse more like this

Being Gay in the Most Oppressive Countries (2025)

Being Gay in the Most Oppressive Countries

39% of homosexuals living in deprived areas have been physically assaulted, reflecting the violence faced by the LGBTQ community in oppressive countries.

Being Gay in the Most Oppressive Countries

No digital watch option in your country

Extreme Oppression & Punishment Of Gay People Around The World | Witness (2024)

Extreme Oppression & Punishment Of Gay People Around The World | Witness

In Tunisia, gay individuals face up to three years in prison for their sexual orientation, while Uganda enforces lifetime imprisonment for homosexuality amid rising global homophobia.

Extreme Oppression & Punishment Of Gay People Around The World | Witness

No digital watch option in your country

The Cost of Being Gay: Violence, Imprisonment, and Forced 'Therapies' (2024)

The Cost of Being Gay: Violence, Imprisonment, and Forced 'Therapies'

Violence, imprisonment, and forced therapies against the gay community persist globally, highlighting severe human rights abuses in countries like Tunisia and Uganda.

The Cost of Being Gay: Violence, Imprisonment, and Forced 'Therapies'

No digital watch option in your country

Russia - Trapped In Homophobia (2025)

Russia - Trapped In Homophobia

In Russia, the Anti-Propaganda law has intensified legal discrimination and violence against the LGBT community, forcing many to live in secrecy or flee.

Russia - Trapped In Homophobia

No digital watch option in your country

Queer in Orbán's Hungary (2026)

Queer in Orbán's Hungary

In Hungary, activists Béla, Norbert, and Zsu confront government efforts to marginalize the LGBTQ+ community while participating in a historic pride event in Budapest.

Queer in Orbán's Hungary

No digital watch option in your country

Why Are You Gae? (2012)

Why Are You Gae?

2012•1h10m•★10.0TMDB

A heated debate unfolds on NBS TV as transgender activist Pepe Julian Onziema confronts host Simon Kaggwa Njala and pastor Martin Ssempa over LGBT rights in Uganda.

Why Are You Gae?

Guet-apens, des crimes invisibles (2023)

Guet-apens, des crimes invisibles

2023•1h5m•★8.7TMDB

Ten years after the legalization of same-sex marriage, the film investigates deadly traps targeting homosexuals on dating apps in France.

Guet-apens, des crimes invisibles

Homos in France (2023)

Homos in France

2023•1h46m•★5.9TMDB

Paris Pride attracts large crowds annually, but a 2023 film reveals a troubling rise in homophobic violence against LGBTQ+ individuals in France.

Homos in France

Fidel Lemoy (2020)

Fidel Lemoy

51 years after gaining independence from Spain, Equatorial Guinea remains under the dictatorship of Teodoro Obiang, who represses all freedoms, including sexual rights.

Browse more by Richard Zubelzu

View all films →

Memento Mori (2019)

Memento Mori

2019

Offside (2017)

Offside

2017

Desmontando armarios (2020)

Desmontando armarios

2020

Filomena (2021)

Filomena

2021

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →