Because life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are worth fleeing for. Tarek lived his life in fear of discrimination, harassment, blackmail, abuse, jail and even death. In his home country of Egypt, being gay is punishable by hard labor, jail time and human rights offenses not monitored within prison walls. One night, Tarek was with another man in a car, kissing. Suddenly, a car pulled up, headlights on. Four police officers removed Tarek and his companion from their car.