Project Dhee, a bold initiative by the Boys of Bangladesh
The New York Times: The advocacy organization aims to raise awareness around LGBTQ rights, gender, and sexuality in the country... the project is intended to educate the public about gender, sexual orientation, and relationships by giving the complex issues a human, relatable face. And the decision to make the central character female was no accident. "The reason why we chose a female character was to drive home a point,” Ahmed says. “Bangladesh is a male dominated country where women’s sexuality and desire is completely ignored by the majority. Homosexual women are completely invisible from the scenario. We created Dhee, which is a very unisex name, as a woman because we wanted her to become a voice that is extremely difficult to hear. We hope people will see her from a gender-neutral perspective because, at the end of the day, her feelings are very human.” http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2015/09/22/meet-dhee-bangladeshs-first-lesbian-comic-strip-character/
