Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, par MAKAREM Ghassan
INTRODUCTION
This article is an account of the formation of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) group, Himaya Lubnaniya lil Mithliyeen wal Mithliyat (HELEM). In Arabic, the name means “Lebanese protection for gays and lesbians,” and its acronym means “dream.” HELEM formed in (…)
, by MAKAREM Ghassan
Lebanese society is quite divided on issues of sexuality. Traditional relations prevail, but the great majority of Lebanon’s population currently lives in cities and is adapting an urban lifestyle, bringing forth issues of “new” sexual identities. In addition, the multi-religious (…)
, by STREIB Matthew
Matthew Streib, foreign correspondent for The Pink News meets the Arab world’s first gay group which has spent the last month opening up its community activities to both gay and straight refugees displaced by the conflict between Israel and Lebanon.
The Sanayeh Public Gardens, one of the few (…)
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