Lebanese Gay Rights Activists Call for Legal Reform

Dan82 · Mar 22, 2011

http://www.voanews.com/english/news...ctivists-Call-for-Legal-Reform-118386304.html

By most accounts, Lebanon is the gay-friendliest country in the Arab world. But activists say behind closed doors, sexual minorities are often abused in this deeply patriarchal country. They call for the abolishment of a law that essentially makes homosexuality a crime..

At this club, it is just as cool for men to dance with other men, as it is for them to dance with women. That's because this is a gay-friendly party - an unusual event in the region.

But Beirut is different - complete with gay clubs and gay-friendly bars and restaurants, it is unique in the region, and even in other parts of Lebanon...

http://www.voanews.com/english/news...ctivists-Call-for-Legal-Reform-118386304.html
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Lebanese Gay Rights Activists Call for Legal Reform

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