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
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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
LGBTQ World News Digest: 10 International Stories You Need to Know About
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
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