How a Seattle man became a lifeline for persecuted LGBQT people in other countries
CNN
The callers reach out to him in their darkest moments -- sometimes when they're contemplating suicide -- and Michael Failla always answers. He's devoted his life to helping LGBQT people facing persecution in their home countries.
In the dead of the night, the Seattle resident gets panicked calls and messages from members of the LGBQT community in the Middle East -- mostly gay men, thousands of miles away, terrified for their lives.
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