Send us a Text Message. Artemis Akbary is an LGBTIQ rights activist and the co-founder and Executive Director of the Afghan LGBT Organization (ALO), and a producer/presenter at Radio Ranginkaman. They have spoken and campaigned at various international gatherings about the plight of the LGBTIQ community in Afghanistan. In this moving interview, Artemis shares their personal story, and their harrowing experience of growing up in Iran, fleeing to Turkey, and then settling in Europe, enduring years of torment and abuse, as well sharing stories of LGBTIQ  men and women persecuted in Afghanistan. Subscribe through “Support the Show” link below. Support the Show. Producer: Roh Yakobi Music ©: Dawood Sarkhosh Email: [email protected] Instagram: @RohYakobi X: @TheAfgPod & @RohYakobi