Tag: LGBT Rights
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Beirut Madinati to Beirut Pride
“One hopes that subsequent movements will strive to become even more inclusive, and encompass those often ignored by Lebanese law, namely refugees, Lebanese workers and migrant domestic workers.”
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To Take a Stand for Love, Beirut Pride Had to Overcome Hate
A hotel where the first event was scheduled canceled on organizers after facing pressure from religious groups. But that hasn’t stopped Beirut Pride from going forward.
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On Nasrallah’s War Against LGBTQs (مع نسخة عربية)
Nasrallah’s recent sermon was all about promoting the same fixed gender roles that place him at the top of the hierarchy.
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Farewell to Renen Raz, Beloved Anti-Colonial, Queer Israeli Activist
Renen Raz, an Israeli anti-colonial and queer activist, died this week. He’s now being remembered for his passion for social justice in Israel-Palestine.
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Lebanese homophobes say the darndest things
When reason, logic and actual arguments fail, what can we rely on to maintain our homophobia?
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First steps for Gay Rights in Lebanon
The Lebanese Psychiatric Society has just released a statement saying that Homosexuality is not a mental disorder.
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The growing need to break the silence
It really does say it all, doesn’t it, when the municipal chief of Dekwaneh cites his personal beliefs to justify the crime of violating the rights of Lebanese citizens, of…
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Homophobia in Lyon
In Lyon. A couple of days ago, we were passing by the Opera where we saw about 250 people protesting the Gay marriage proposition
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Taking barbarism to another level
By Elia Ayoub It is with great disgust that I learned today that 36 gay men have been forced to endure anal exams after being arrested in a police raid…
