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Mental Health Break

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Nov 08 09

Egypt / Lebanon Montage from Khalid Mohtaseb on Vimeo. "This is a montage of footage a few friends and I shot for a Documentary during the summer/fall of 2009.
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In Mideast, marriage too can be a battlefield

365 Gay News  Oct 19 09

(Nicosia, Cyprus) The two couples had never met each other, and probably never would. They had come from opposite sides of a border between longtime enemies.
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Who ever could have seen this coming?

America Blog  Oct 08 09

Will people ever get over the strange obsession with guns? A soccer mom who gained national attention when she openly carried a loaded gun to her 5-year-old daughter's game was shot dead Wednesday along with her husband in what appeared to be a murder-suicide, police said.
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Ruby-Sachs: Bruno Banned in Malaysia

365 Gay Politics  Sep 29 09

Malaysia has just joined the Ukraine, Lebanon and the Bahamas in banning Bruno - the gay sexcapade/ insightful look at homophobia in America.
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Venice Film Festival Awards 2009

Alternative Film Guide  Sep 12 09

2009 Venice Film Festival Awards 2009 Venice Film Festival: Aug. 31-Sept. 12, 2009   INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION Golden Lion for best film: Lebanon by Samuel MAOZ (Israel, France, Germany) Silver Lion for best director: Shirin NESHAT for Zanan Bedone Mardan (Women Without Men) (Germany, Austria, France) Special Jury Prize: Soul Kitchen by Fatih AKIN (Germany) Colin Firth.
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Lebanon re-launches online lesbian magazine

Pink Paper  Sep 09 09

Bekhsoos, the first publication in the Arab world for lesbian and bisexual women, is back after a year long break.
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LEBANON: Arab lesbian magazine relaunches on the Web

Google Lesbian News / Los Angeles Times  Sep 08 09

LEBANON: Arab lesbian magazine relaunches on the WebLos Angeles TimesLebanon's online lesbian magazine Bekhsoos is back after a nearly one-year hiatus for almost one year.
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Risking death to discuss sex in Saudi Arabia

Bilerico  Aug 31 09

Horrifying story from the Middle East. Will anyone there come to this poor fellow's defense? Surely he must have known the risk he was taking.
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Gays in Lebanon More Outspoken About AIDS, Rights… and Partying

Gay Agenda  Aug 11 09

The persistent belief that AIDS is primarily a “gay disease” has long been part of the Western world’s discussion of the topic.
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News for Monday

Gay News Bits  Aug 10 09

The News for Monday includes: Updates from Israel; Fighting gay stigma in Lebanon; Updates from California; Another look at the Fort Worth gay bar raid; UK politics; A gay news anchor speaks out; and Religious bigotry in Moscow.
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Lessons learned by a young gay activist

Google HIV News / Houstonvoice.com  Aug 04 09

Lessons learned by a young gay activistHoustonvoice.comThe money is to benefit Helem, a non-profit in Lebanon working to repeal that country's ban on gay sex and to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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Lebanon: Gay Oasis in the Middle East?

American Urge  Aug 03 09

For those of you who have been to both, is Beirut "the Provincetown of the Middle East" as the NYT proclaims? More here.
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U.S. Troops Executing Gay Iraqis?

Lavender Newswire  Jul 31 09

U.S. military accused of atrocitiesagainst Iraqi gays Refugee tells stunned audience that soldiersdetained, executed gay civilians A fundraising event to benefit an LGBT community center in Lebanon last week took a surprise turn when stunned audience members were shown graphic photographs of beheaded corpses and images purportedly depicting U.
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U.S. accused of killing gay Iraqis

Washington Blade National News  Jul 31 09

U.S. accused of killing gay Iraqis Refugee tells stunned audience that soldiers detained, executed gay civilians By Chris Johnson Friday, July 31, 2009 A fundraising event to benefit an LGBT community center in Lebanon last week took a surprise turn when stunned audience members were shown graphic photographs of beheaded corpses and images purportedly depicting U.
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U.S. Soldiers accused of executing gay Iraqis

365 Gay News  Jul 30 09

(Lebanon) U.S. soldiers have been accused of aiding in the execution of gay Iraqis, the Washington Blade reports.
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Iraqi Refugee Claims U.S. Soldiers Involved in Executions of Gays

Towleroad  Jul 30 09

A presentation by two gay Iraqi refugees at a benefit for an LGBT community center in Lebanon held at HRC headquarters in Washington D.
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Refugees accuse US military of executing gay Iraqi civilians

Pink News  Jul 30 09

Two gay Iraqi refugees sparked astonishment at a LGBT meeting in Lebanon when they accused US soldiers of committing atrocities against gay Iraqi civilians.
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A Hewitt-Sullivan Alliance

Andrew Sullivan The Daily Dish  Jun 13 09

The times demand it. Hewitt calls on the media to pick up the story: If the Iranian people have the courage of the electorates in Ukraine, Lebanon and Philippines, this could be the week that the three decades of Islamist.
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Saturday Morning Open Thread

America Blog  Jun 13 09

Good morning.This has been a wild week -- and it didn't end all that well yesterday. So, I'm a little confused by the Iranian election.
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