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Feb 21st, 2010 |
By editor |
Category: Featured Articles
Earlier this month, Washington DC-based Al Hurra channel discussed the issue of lesbian sexuality in Arab literature on its program “Qareeb Jeddan.” The show hosted Elham Mansour from Lebanon, author of possibly the most famous Arabic-language novel with a lesbian plot “Ana Hiya Anti” (tr. I Am You) and Samar Yazbeck from Syria who wrote [...]
Tags: Al Hurra, gay characters, media, positive, program Posted in Featured Articles |
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Feb 21st, 2010 |
By nadz |
Category: Lead Story
In an article published February 11, 2010, English-language UAE-based newspaper Gulf News contributed to the homophobia frenzy of the recent years with a piece called “Too close for comfort: Homosexuality in schools.” Growing concerns over what officials are calling an epidemic of “boyat” (butch lesbians) led the authorities to launch a state-sponsored correctional campaign entitled “Excuse Me; I’m a Girl” in 2009 [...]
Tags: boyat, call to action, Dubai, Gulf News, Homophobia, media, stereotypes, UAE Posted in Lead Story |
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Feb 1st, 2010 |
By aphrodite |
Category: In the Media
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 [...]
Tags: al-akhbar, lebanon, media, press Posted in In the Media |
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Feb 1st, 2010 |
By Guest Contributor |
Category: Featured Articles
“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” that aired recently on MTV Lebanon. Aside from the fact that the show brings up several issues regarding women, their rights and their conditions, almost [...]
Tags: drama series, gay characters, media, MTV, Nada Abu Farhat, television Posted in Featured Articles |
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Jan 11th, 2010 |
By aphrodite |
Category: Arab LGBT News
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 [...]
Tags: media, television Posted in Arab LGBT News |
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Jan 11th, 2010 |
By phoenix |
Category: Featured Articles
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 ريشك (Natasha Nohra)
A young woman disses her conceited boyfriend and her close friends: another young woman and a flamboyantly gay man. The video depicts a [...]
Tags: entertainment, media, top 10, video Posted in Featured Articles |
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Dec 28th, 2009 |
By editor |
Category: Featured Articles
As 2009 comes to an end, we remember the great times we shared online with all of you! From the extensive Arab and international media coverage of Bareed Mista3jil to the relaunch of Bekhsoos.com, it’s been an amazing year for lesbian visibility and voices in Lebanon. Expect lots more in 2010! This video sums [most [...]
Tags: digital activism, media, meem, video Posted in Featured Articles |
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Dec 21st, 2009 |
By aphrodite |
Category: Featured Articles, Opinion Pieces
تحية من “بخصوص” الى كارول سماحة
مؤخرا، أطلقت الفنانة اللبنانية كارول سماحة ألبومها الجديد بعنوان “حدودي السما”، ويتضمن أغنية بعنوان “ما بخاف” صورت على طريقة الفيديو كليب. وتقول كلمات الأغنية “يحكوا عن اللي بدهن يحكوا..يشكوا من اللي بدهن يشكوا..ما بخاف بعمل أنا اللي بحسو..واللي بقلبي ع لساني”. وتتميز الأغنية ليس فقط بايقاعها وكلماتها وأداء الفنانة القوي [...]
Tags: carole samaha, entertainment, gay characters, media Posted in Featured Articles, Opinion Pieces |
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Dec 14th, 2009 |
By aphrodite |
Category: Featured Articles
بعد ظهور شخصية الفتاة المثلية في فيلم (حين ميسرة)، تظهر الفنانة المصرية علا غانم بدور فتاة مثلية في فيلم (بدون رقابة).
ورفضت الفنانة الكشف عن أي تفاصيل تتعلق بالفيلم، مؤكدة أنها ستلعب دور فتاة مثلية، مشيرة إلى أن “وجود المثليات في المجتمع العربي والمصري حالة يجب الاعتراف بها ولايجوز تجاهلها”.
ويشار إلى أن فيلم (بدون رقابة) [...]
Tags: egypt, film, media Posted in Featured Articles |
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Nov 29th, 2009 |
By editor |
Category: Lead Story
Six months after the launch of Bareed Mista3jil, a collection of 41 true stories from the lives of queers and transgenders in Lebanon, the book is still making waves in local and international media. AFP have just run a fantastic story about Bareed’s impact and the news wire’s text is being picked up by a vast global media audience, most notable for us is naharnet.com.
BEIRUT (AFP) – They remain anonymous, but their voices are out in force and bold print: a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women have braved law and social taboo in Lebanon with [...]
Tags: Bareed Mista3jil, media Posted in Lead Story |
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