CHECHNYA. Activists with the Russian LGBT Network report that they have begun initiating evacuations of gay men fleeing a new wave of persecution in … [Read more...] about LGBTQ World News Digest: 10 International Stories You Need to Know About
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No Longer Alone: LGBT Activists from the Middle East and North Africa Speak Out in New Video Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfsypgPeMpw Human Rights Watch and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) have produced a new series … [Read more...] about No Longer Alone: LGBT Activists from the Middle East and North Africa Speak Out in New Video Series
A Beirut-Based Band That Challenges Homophobia
The Pulse nightclub shooting is still reverberating for members of the indie-rock band Mashrou' Leila. The gay-friendly band is based in … [Read more...] about A Beirut-Based Band That Challenges Homophobia
Celebrities and Activists Call for Equality for Lebanon’s LGBT Community: VIDEO
BY RICHARD HALL / GlobalPost BEIRUT — The Middle East is not a friendly place for the LGBT community. In Egypt, gay men are arrested and … [Read more...] about Celebrities and Activists Call for Equality for Lebanon’s LGBT Community: VIDEO
Gay Teen’s Family Attempts To Kidnap And Force Him Into A Straight Marriage: VIDEO
At the age of 15 Nasser El-A made the decision to come out to his his conservative Lebanese family. Though Nasser and his family lived in relatively … [Read more...] about Gay Teen’s Family Attempts To Kidnap And Force Him Into A Straight Marriage: VIDEO
Lebanese Police Use WhatsApp to Target Gay Men
Police in Lebanon have taken to using messaging app WhatsApp to target men they suspect of being gay. Helem, a Lebanese LGBTQI organization, has … [Read more...] about Lebanese Police Use WhatsApp to Target Gay Men
27 Men Detained in Beirut on Suspected Charges of Homosexuality
On Wednesday, Lebanese NGOs called for the immediate release of 27 men detained in Beirut last week after police received a tip that the group were at … [Read more...] about 27 Men Detained in Beirut on Suspected Charges of Homosexuality
27 Men Detained in Beirut on Suspected Charges of Homosexuality
On Wednesday, Lebanese NGOs called for the immediate release of 27 men detained in Beirut last week after police received a tip that the group were at … [Read more...] about 27 Men Detained in Beirut on Suspected Charges of Homosexuality
Lebanese Police Conducting Torturous ‘Gay Tests’ On Suspected Gay Men
Members of the Lebanon police force’s “Moral Protection Bureau” alleged to be carrying out physical tests on men suspected to be homosexual, according … [Read more...] about Lebanese Police Conducting Torturous ‘Gay Tests’ On Suspected Gay Men
Rabih Alameddine’s ‘An Unnecessary Woman’: Book Review
BY GARTH GREENWELL Aaliya Selah, the irreverent, vibrant, hilarious, and fiercely solitary narrator of Rabih Alameddine’s brilliant new novel, has … [Read more...] about Rabih Alameddine’s ‘An Unnecessary Woman’: Book Review