Meem News Desk » anti-homophobia http://meemgroup.org/news Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:35:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Gays and Lesbians and their Allies Protest Violence Against Homosexuals in the first public sit-in of its kind in Lebanon http://meemgroup.org/news/2009/02/gays-and-lesbians-and-their-allies-protest-violence-against-homosexuals-in-the-first-public-sit-in-of-its-kind-in-lebanon/ http://meemgroup.org/news/2009/02/gays-and-lesbians-and-their-allies-protest-violence-against-homosexuals-in-the-first-public-sit-in-of-its-kind-in-lebanon/#comments Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:54:19 +0000 meem http://meemgroup.org/news/?p=268 The first anti-violence LGBT protest in Beirut

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 :)

Media Coverage:

L’Orient le Jour (French)

Annahar

Al-Akhbar

As-Safir

Now Lebanon

Liban News

Iloubnan

Monthly Review

AOL News (AFP video)

Nawaat

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