London, United Kingdom — Turki finally summoned the courage last year to come out as gay, but his family's refusal to accept him forced the 20-year-old to seek safety — and freedom — outside conservative Saudi Arabia. Soon after his disclosure, Turki found himself effectively detained by his parents and brothers, confined to a room and barred from attending his university classes. 'When my mother learned of my sexual orientation, she said to me, ‘You are not my son,'' he recalled. 'My father and brothers beat me, and I was prevented from going out and meeting my friends for weeks.

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