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
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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
Lebanese Court Ruling Invalidates Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
A court case in Jdeideh, Lebanon has invalidated Article 534, a law which criminalizes "unnatural sexual intercourse," and is being heralded … [Read more...] about Lebanese Court Ruling Invalidates Law Criminalizing Gay Sex
2 Men Arrested For ‘Immoral Activity’ In Lebanon
Less than a month after 36 Lebanese men suspected of being gay were rounded up at a theater, two men in their twenties have been arrested after … [Read more...] about 2 Men Arrested For ‘Immoral Activity’ In Lebanon
Human Rights Watch To Lebanon: No More Anal Probes
It's both inexpressibly sad and deeply ridiculous that the Human Rights Watch, the four-star charity founded in 1978 to enforce the Helsinki … [Read more...] about Human Rights Watch To Lebanon: No More Anal Probes
Lebanon: Gay Oasis in the Middle East?
For those of you who have been to both, is Beirut "the Provincetown of the Middle East" as the NYT proclaims?"While homosexual activity … [Read more...] about Lebanon: Gay Oasis in the Middle East?