The first anti-violence LGBT protest in Beirut
Around 200 people gathered on the afternoon of Sunday, February 22 on Sodeco Square in Beirut to protest violence and discrimination against minorities, especially homosexuals. Lebanese lesbians and gay men took to the streets in the very first public sit-in organized by Helem in Lebanon and stood almost in disbelief as banners with anti-homophobic and pro-diversity were raised high above the heads. We shall no longer be afraid 
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I am from California, US. I think it’s amazing and brave of the Lebanese LGBT community to speak out against hate crimes! May Peace Prevail On Earth!