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'''Association Shams''' is a Tunisian organization for [[LGBT social movements|LGBT rights]], campaigning for sexual minority rights in [[Tunisia]]. The non-governmental, Non-profit organisation derives its name from the Sufi mystic [[Shams Tabrizi]] and its logo is made up of two whirling dervishes.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thearabweekly.com/?id=735|title=Controversy in Tunisia over new gay association|last=http://www.thearabweekly.com/|first=The Arab Weekly|website=The Arab Weekly|access-date=2017-06-20}}</ref>
== Foundation and guidelines ==
Association Shams was legally registered under [[Constitution of Tunisia|Tunisian law]] on May 18, 2015.<ref
The focus of the organisation is the decriminalisation of homosexuality. On their website, they published a set of other goals such as:<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://shams-tunisie.com/propos-de-nous|title=A propos de nous|date=2017-03-26|work=shams|access-date=2017-06-20}}</ref>
* Raising awareness about [[Sexually transmitted infection|sexually transmitted diseases]]
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