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6 Posters That Chronicle the Lebanese LGBT Movement
And… we’re back! We received so much acclaim for the January 11 issue that we decided to leave it on for a couple of weeks. Well, ok, that’s only partly true. Some of our team members are also to blame. We’re back now & are continuing our historic streak with new articles. Enjoy!
Remember this one? You probably don’t, but this was the poster of one of the very first public LGBT [...]
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Who writes
- I’m Changing My Sex
- At the age of 14
- Tawaqou3at Shakibé “Hayek” 2010
- “Pink Dollar” vs. “Purple Lira”
- بخبركن عن مرتي
- Lebanese Judge Rules Against the Use of Article 534 To Prosecute Homosexuals
- بخصوص هالخصوص
- Binnisbi La Shakibé Shou?
- Shakibe Ijeha 3areess
- Moughamarat Shakibé Bil Acid
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Featured Articles
Positive Lesbian Character on MTV’s “Sarah”
“Yalle 3am titihimne fi mish 2ittihem, haida 5ayar.” That's what Lina, played by Nada Abu Farhat, stated in reply to an accusation of homosexuality on the Lebanese drama series “Sarah” ...
Miss Revolution and the Party Animals
I really don’t remember how my life was before I met Miss Revolution. I guess it was empty, lame, useless. I was always craving something I didn't have a name ...
Top 10 Gay Stencils in Beirut – Vote!
We've compiled a selection of the coolest gay-themed stencils on the streets of Beirut. Which ones had the most impact and why? Vote for your favorite Top 3 and tell ...
Top 10 Gay Hangouts in Lebanon
Counting down the Top 10 Lebanese gay hangouts of the past decade! 10- T-Marbouta- Hamra Not your average gay hangout, but this café/pub gets honorable mention for being queer- and feminist-friendly since ...
Top 5 Music Videos with LGBT Characters
Over the past few years, more public exposure has been given to gay characters in Lebanese music videos. Here are a few for our records: 5- Karina – Nafesh Rishak نافش ...
Poetry, Ramblings, & Fiction
10 Years Later… Reading the latest Bekhsoos issue, I started thinking of a way I could contribute to Part 2 of the Special Edition that looks back at 10 years of LGBT activism in Lebanon. And it hit me: It had been exactly 10 years since I came out to myself (and a couple of friends).
I was about [...]
Bits
Cyber Queerness There is no denying the role that the world wide web played a big role in most of our LGBT activism escapades, coming outs, and falling head over heals. Throughout the past decade, the tools that were mostly used were the following: ( I tried to put them in order of appearance )
1-ONElist that later [...]
In the Media
كتبوا عنا خلال السنوات الماضية، برز موضوع المثلية الجنسية في مختلف وسائل الاعلام اللبنانية المرئية والمسموعة والمقروءة. غير أن الصحف المطبوعة والالكترونية، ظلت الأكثر ايجابية وموضوعية في تعاطيها مع الموضوع، بعيدا عن المادة التجارية والدعائية التي يحاول التلفزيون تقديمها لارضاء فضول الجمهور عند تناول موضوع المثلية. في ما يلي بعض من أهم ما كتب حول المثلية [...]
Opinion Pieces
بخصوص الخصاخيص أول مرة سمعت كلمت “خصو” كان من ٤ سنين يعني بال-٢٠٠٦. وقتها كان بعدني عارفة إنو أنا “خصني”.
جربت إسأل يللي “خصّهن”، إنو يا جماعة أنا “خصني” وانتو “خصكن”، بس كلنا “خصنا” بشو بالتحديد؟ ما حدا كان يعرف. ما في تعريف واضح، بشو معقول يكون “خصنا”. ما في شي محدد، بكل بساطة، بس “خصنا”.
وكلمة “خصو” أو [...]
Personal Stories
Voice of the New Generation! I am a 16-year-old girl and a growing activist. It all began with a magic purple card that was given to me by an older friend. That’s when I started learning about activism. The day I got this card, I checked the website as soon as I got home, and there I found answers to [...]
Reports
8 Lebanese Films That Tackled Homosexuality - Red Chewing Gum, Akram Zaatari, fiction, 2000, 11’
A video letter that tells a story of separation between two men, set within the context of the changing Hamra, a formerly booming commercial center. The video looks at image-making in relationship to consumption and the possession of desired subjects. It examines issues of desire and power, [...]
Columns
عن “هوموفوبيا” الأماكن المثلية بمناسبة الاحتفال بمرور عشر سنوات على انطلاق النشاط المثلي في لبنان، عملت “بخصوص” على تلخيص تجربة عشر سنوات من ارتياد الأماكن والحانات المثلية في لبنان. وكان ما يلي!
تكثر في الاونة الاخيرة الأماكن التي تستقبل المثليين المعروفين حبهم للسهر والتلاقي ، وهي عادة ما تكون حانات ليلية و مقاه صباحية، أي أنها أمكنة عامة شعبية [...]
Arab LGBT News
Top 5 Worst TV Shows on Homosexuality During the last few years, many TV shows on Lebanese channels talked about homosexuality and the gay community in Lebanon. Some were positive and some were disastrous. The following is list of our worst 5 shows:
5- عندما يفتح الملف / Indama Youfta7 Al Malaff (Al Jaras Tv, July 2007): Although there are a lot of [...]
