Gays and Lesbians and their Allies Protest Violence Against Homosexuals in the first public sit-in of its kind in Lebanon
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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February 23, 2009 3 Comments
