Top 10 Gay Stencils in Beirut – Vote!
Jan 11th, 2010 | By lynn | Category: Featured Articles
(4 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
Loading ...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 us why you like them in the comment box and we’ll tally the votes in the next issue.
1. "I love him" – stenciled in Hamra
2. "Arab Lesbian Liberation Front" - stenciled in Hamra
3. "Lebsian" – stenciled on Bliss Street and Abdel Azziz Street in Hamra
4. "Homophobia is a Social Disease" – stenciled in Hamra, near Jean-D'arc Street
5. "We're Gay" (might be an ambush writing over the pre-existing stencil of 3 people holding hands) - in Hamra and Gemmeyzeh
6. Feminist Fist – Stenciled in Hamra, next to "Arab Lesbian Liberation Front"
7. "Shou fiya?" (translates into "So What?") – a stencil of two men kissing in Hamra
8. "Power of the Underground" - stenciled in Gemmayze
9. "Fist Me" - Stenciled in Gemmayze and Hamra
10. "Bareback" - AUB Medical Gate & Hamra
I love the “shou fiya?” and the “b7ebo” ones!
I love passing by these everyday! And explaining what they mean to the people around me, hehe
dude theyre all amazing
but i’ll have to choose
Nbr 2: ‘Arab Lesbian Liberation Front’ very powerful
Nbr 8: ‘Power of the Underground’ Powerful and true
Nbr 7: ‘Shou Fiya’ Love the art
amazing collage,
i prefer #1
I like :
# 10- Powerful (and artsy) health message
# 7- sho fiya? I like it because it’s in Arabic–eventhough it’s in the United Streets of Beirut (USB).
Note: Stencil # 1 is in Arabic too but it could be seen as a str8 message. That’s why I didn’t pick it.
and
# 4- Crtiticizes homophobia (albeit in English). OK, AUB and LAU students can read English, but what about Imm Ahmad w Abo Jooozeif the cab driver?
I VOTE FIST ME wohooooooooo to that
Akid Akid Arab Lesbian Liberation front, AKID. yalla mn2ol mabrook
I vote Arab Lesbian Liberation Front ! duh !
اوه اعتقد اني احب الاراب ليزبيان ليبرايشن فرونت
definitely Fist Me! too funny
#2 Arab Lesbian Liberation Front !!!
i vote
1. number 2-
2. number 6-
3.number 4-
1- Arab Lesbo Front. cs its powerful and out there and tells ppl were coming to get them lol
2- Bhebbo. simple and str8 to the point and nt as provocative as shu fia?
3 – Bareback. powerful message. perfect for awareness
number 2 cause it’s hardcore and graphic and imaginative and really embodies all that is behind z movement!
1. Shou Fiya – plain and simple but strong
2. Bhibbou – it simply says that being gay is not about the sex
3. Homophobia is a social disease – strong message
I vote number 2
4. “Homophobia is a Social Disease”
8. “Power of the Underground”
6. Feminist Fist
number 1 bala mounezi3 “b7ebbo”
jeddan mou3abbir w wadi7 wel message biyousal direct
number 2 “chou fiya”
i have already seen this photo in fb and i really loved it
bi kell basata betmassil l wade3 yalle wselnelo inno “khalas ba2a i (as a guy) want to kiss my bf w chou fiya?”
number 3 “Homophobia is a Social Disease”
the message is strong w even if i couldn’t really view the stencil coz the photo is not clear hopefully their is the comment
The lebisan one is creative
?
and the shu fy is well done
do i have to choose only one
Great post, you guys rock! Street art seems to be the talk of the town lately! We at Gayinbeirut (blogspot) recently posted a similar story about gay themed graffiti and stencils, check it out!!
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i liked the 3rd one i wrote the same in some place’s wall
1) Lebsian–Who knew so much can be said in one word?
2) B7ebbo–Struck a chord, maybe it’s the simplicity.
3) Bareback– I found that utterly hilarious.