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Re-Thinking Identity: I’d Totally Engage in Non-’Gay’ Same Sex Relations with Joseph Massad!

2010 JANUARY 12

tags: human rights, international development, Politics, Sexuality, social change, social criticism
by errwhateverz

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An ewz reader, currently based in the Middle East, sent us a very good response to an article written by sysh about Joseph Massad, Arab gay identity, and cultural relativism, and we’re reposting it here as a guest blog. Read it to the end, there’s a great line in . . . → Read More: Re-Thinking Identity: I’d Totally Engage in Non-’Gay’ Same Sex Relations with Joseph Massad!

Raynbow.org the lebanese nonprofit store

 We’d like to thank raynbow.org, the Lebanese nonprofit store for their continuous support of Meem. Their Media Monitor is the best online reference for media articles on Arab homosexuality . . . → Read More: Raynbow.org the lebanese nonprofit store

Meem attends the CSBR Sexuality Training Institute in Malaysia

Women for Women’s Human Rights in Turkey invited a Meem member to participate in a training institute on gender and sexuality held in Malaysia this past month. The training was organized by the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Socities. Meem gave a presentation about Arab lesbians and networked with . . . → Read More: Meem attends the CSBR Sexuality Training Institute in Malaysia

Egypt Trip

In a continued effort to support lesbians in Arab cities, Meem made a trip to Cairo, Egypt to meet with a number of lesbian women who shared their own stories and experiences on living in a homophobic society. Meem also held some brainstorming sessions to strategize the plan for the creation of . . . → Read More: Egypt Trip