The first ever gay pri event is takg place this week Lebanon, a untry where homosexual acts are still nsired a crime.
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- BEIT GAY PRI EVENT A FIRST FOR LEBANON
- GAY BEIT
- LEBANON IS KNOWN AS GAY FRIENDLY. BUT PRI WEEK WAS SHUT DOWN.
BEIT GAY PRI EVENT A FIRST FOR LEBANON
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The first ever gay pri event is takg place this week Lebanon, a untry where homosexual acts are still nsired a crime. Instead of the ual gay pri paras seen the Wt, Beit Pri will clu an exhibn on genr fluidy fashn as well as a storytellg get-together centered on g-out stori and a gay-themed party one of the Middle East’s biggt night clubs.
Several anti-homophobia events and monstratns have taken place Lebanon recent years, but activists are hailg Beit Pri as a “first”.
Abou Abbas thks the ad go a long way toward affirmg lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) rights. Damien said that Beit Pri is not lookg to promote legal rights such as gay marriage – Lebanon has not fully legalized civil marriag.
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Var anti-homophobia mpaigns have been met wh protts, and venu have been reluctant to host their events.
There have also been a seri of secury crackdowns on gay-iendly night clubs and bathho, events that stirred sizable bate the natnal media. > Gay Lebanon Gay BeitBeit is home to an ever-growg gay scene.
LEBANON IS KNOWN AS GAY FRIENDLY. BUT PRI WEEK WAS SHUT DOWN.
Outsi of Israel, Lebanon is the most gay-iendly untry the Middle East.
Although homosexualy is theoretilly illegal, the penal law is rarely ed. Gay travelers Beit shouldn't face any difficulti, but public displays of affectn are ill-advised. AdvertisementSKIP Amro/Agence France-Prse — Getty ImagMay 16, 2018BEIRUT, Lebanon — For members of Lebanon’s gay muny, Beit Pri week was tend as a way to celebrate diversy, fight discrimatn and ph for more rights and regnn.