Published by Al-ArabyNour never felt entirely safe as a queer person in Lebanon. But in the past few years, the 25-year-old pharmacist had begun … [Read more...] about Lebanon LGBTQ+ community targeted amid economic meltdown
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Lebanese civil society groups condemn anti-LGBT crackdown
Published by Al-Araby A coalition of Lebanese civil society organisations published a letter on Monday condemning what it calls a "crackdown" on LGBT … [Read more...] about Lebanese civil society groups condemn anti-LGBT crackdown
Lebanon crisps brand pulls packaging over ‘pride’ colours
Published by Al-ArabyA potato crisps brand in Lebanon has pulled a long-standing logo on packets of chips depicting the seven colours of a prism after … [Read more...] about Lebanon crisps brand pulls packaging over ‘pride’ colours
Christian extremists destroy LGBT monument in east Beirut
Published by Al-ArabyChristian extremists have torn down a flower monument depicting the rainbow flag in east Beirut, as Lebanon experiences a wave of … [Read more...] about Christian extremists destroy LGBT monument in east Beirut
Lebanon’s LGBTQ+ revolution gatekeeps country’s safe spaces
Published by Al-ArabyThere's little doubt that Lebanonhad led the LGBTQ+ revolution in the Middle East. One just has to walk around Beirut's Bourj … [Read more...] about Lebanon’s LGBTQ+ revolution gatekeeps country’s safe spaces
Be Voyeur to the Grindr Correspondence Between Two Gay Men from Countries in Conflict, in ‘Borders’ — WATCH
Israeli playwright Nimrod Danishman has adapted his stage play Borders for the COVID era, moving it virtual as a conversation on the messaging app … [Read more...] about Be Voyeur to the Grindr Correspondence Between Two Gay Men from Countries in Conflict, in ‘Borders’ — WATCH
Video Captures Horrific Moment Beirut Explosion Interrupted BBC Arabic News Broadcast; Defense Officials Say Trump Talking Nonsense in Calling it ‘Attack’
Maryam Toumi, a journalist at the BBC Arabic News office, was conducting an interview with Faisal Al-Asil, director of projects at the Moroccan Agency … [Read more...] about Video Captures Horrific Moment Beirut Explosion Interrupted BBC Arabic News Broadcast; Defense Officials Say Trump Talking Nonsense in Calling it ‘Attack’
LGBTQ World News Digest: 7 International Stories You Need to Know About
AUSTRALIA. Melbourne artists' work "Taste the Feeling" removed for homophobia? 'The collage, which includes the faces of right-wing Australian … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 7 International Stories You Need to Know About
Tim Murphy on How He Drew from His Queer and Arab Identities to Craft his Gripping New Novel
Tim Murphy’s new novel, Correspondents, like his last one, Christodora, is epic in scope. Correspondents is reminiscent of … [Read more...] about Tim Murphy on How He Drew from His Queer and Arab Identities to Craft his Gripping New Novel
HS Student Who Posted Bible Verses Around School to ‘Heal’ ‘Confused’ LGBTQ Classmates Says She Was Unfairly Suspended: WATCH
Gabby Helsinger, a Lebanon, Ohio public high school student who was suspended after putting up Bible verses around her school in response to the … [Read more...] about HS Student Who Posted Bible Verses Around School to ‘Heal’ ‘Confused’ LGBTQ Classmates Says She Was Unfairly Suspended: WATCH