Xulhaz Mannan

Zulhaz Mannan

Country

Bangladesh

Birth - Death

1981 - 2016

Occupation

Activist, Journalist

Description

Editor of Bangladesh’s only LGBT magazine, 'Roopbaan', launched in 2014 to promote greater acceptance of LGBT communities in Bangladesh. Organizer of the annual 'rainbow rally' in Dhaka since 2014. Worked at the US development agency USAid. Murdered by a gang breaking into his apartment (2016).

See Also

• LGBTQ Magazine Editors

Further Reading/Research

• http://heavy.com/news/2016/04/xulhaz-mannan-roopbaan-lgbt-magazine-editor-us-embassy-worker-killed-dead-funeral-isis-suspect/
• http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/apr/25/editor-bangladesh-first-lgbt-magazine-killed-reports-say-roopbaan