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Contents:
- THE DARKER SI FOR GAYS LEBANON
- GAY SNA, GAY SCENE BEIT, LEBANON - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
- DISVER THE 5 MOST GAY-IENDLY ARAB UNTRI
- BEIT'S GROWG GAY SCENE GETS "OUT" ONLE
- GAY LIFE LEBANON: BOUNCE BACK BEIT
- EVERYONE IS WELE: THE ONLY GAY HANGOUT THE ARAB WORLD
- GAY, STRAIGHT, OR JT LEBANE?
- GAY BEIT
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
THE DARKER SI FOR GAYS LEBANON
Disver our selectn of the most welg Arab untri for gay travellers: Oman, Jordan, Bahra, Tunisia and Lebanon. * the gay scene in lebanon *
Cred: Mona Alami/IPSBEIRUT, Aug 24 2014 (IPS) - In a untry where civil liberti rema the prerogative of the powerful and wealthy, the Lebane gay scene is to be tread refully.
GAY SNA, GAY SCENE BEIT, LEBANON - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
* the gay scene in lebanon *
The recent arrt of 27 members of the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) muny shows that those not so lucky – those belongg to the more vulnerable tranch of society – are always at risk of experiencg the darker si of Lebanon. While anal prob have been banned by former mister of Jtice Antoe Kortbawi, they are still ed by the police, or as a threat to force tae to adm their homosexualy, explas Saleh.
DISVER THE 5 MOST GAY-IENDLY ARAB UNTRI
Beit gay tourism: At you n fd the rmatn you need for your vatns Beit. * the gay scene in lebanon *
The Lebane Psychiatric Society issued a statement early 2013 sayg that: “the assumptn that homosexualy is a rult of disturbanc the fay dynamic or unbalanced psychologil velopment is based on wrong rmatn.
BEIT'S GROWG GAY SCENE GETS "OUT" ONLE
In addn to advanc ma on the legal ont, the Lebane public has bee more aware of gay rights thanks to chang mentali and the promotn of creative works focg on gay issu. Mashrou’ Leila, a famo Lebane rock band, has discsed homosexualy Lebanon s songs and last year a Lebane movie lled Out Loud featured five young Lebane engaged a group marriage. Some 18 percent of the Lebane populatn believe that homosexualy should be accepted society, pared wh Egypt, Jordan and Tunisia where over 94 percent of the populatn view homosexualy as viant.
GAY LIFE LEBANON: BOUNCE BACK BEIT
However, Makarem adds, “spe recent posiv, beg gay n still mean beg the subject of discrimatn, om a legal standpot, pecially for those whout the right nnectns or wealth. If you n five the state-approved homophobia and are willg to act wh discretn while out and about, the Arab untri n reem themselv a thoand and one different ways, om the ancient centre of Petra to the glterg ephets of Bahra and to the serts beyond.
While by and large closeted kgdoms, the handful of gay clubs the progrsive cy of Beit n allow you to be your te self, while the luxury ternatnal hotels across the regn n ensure your privacy is rpected.
Wh so much do see and do, Mt is bt seen by tour b, allowg you to hop off at untls mms, the Sultan’s Palace and the Mutrah Corniche wateront, before venturg further afield on day trips to the beach and turtle-filled lagoons for divg and of the slightly more tolerant untri the regn, Oman is said to have once had s own gay sultan – Sultan Qaboos b Said al Said – although the state prs is quick to ny this as a pric mour!
EVERYONE IS WELE: THE ONLY GAY HANGOUT THE ARAB WORLD
In realy, the laws are rarely upheld except high-profile s, however, and gay Oman remas a perfectly safe place to | Photo: Katera KerdiPetra, particular, is the crowng glory of Jordan, protected wh sandstone cliffs and offerg an unrivalled llectn of monuments, cludg the fg Siq to the Treasury on an ethereal sert se of red rock and dun known as Wadi Rum2.
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Now you, avid explorer of gay Arab worlds, get to see the antiqui all their majty, movg om Roman Amphheatre to Csar stle wh a samplg of early Christian art along the way.
GAY BEIT
Jordan crimalised homophobia as early as 1951 and while there remas social stigma and ‘public moraly’ laws that hr LGBTQ+ eedoms, gay Jordan gas tractn thanks to s unrground gay muny (most active on Grdr! On paper, Tunisian law still stat that homosexualy is illegal, yet wh an openly-gay printial ndidate recently nng and ongog activism, ’s lookg more and more likely crimalisatn will e.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
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” Dpe this, Beit has a burgeong gay scene, and many gay bars and clubs are makg a tidy prof, not jt om Lebane but om homosexuals who e to the cy om other, ls permissive untri the Middle East.
Simon – who prefers that his last name not be ed to protect anonymy – a social worker at the Lebane gay rights anizatn Helem, says that Lebane society remas tolerant of homosexualy. ” In orr to bypass social rtrictns, many Lebane homosexuals are turng to gay social workg webs such as or A new smartphone applitn lled Grdr even tells people wh profil how far away other ers are loted.