New podcast tells the real story of a gay blogger in Syria

Published: Nov. 20, 2023, 5:10 a.m.

b'Amid the Arab Spring a decade ago, Amina Arraf was an openly gay blogger sharing news about life in Syria \\u2014 a place where homosexuality is illegal. But when she disappeared, questions arose about whether Arraf was really who she said she was. Samira Mohyeddin explores that story in the new CBC podcast, Gay Girl Gone.'