Helem protesters in Beirut against the Ugandan anti-homosexuality bill ( less )

تستضيف جمعية نحو المواطنية المحامي نزار الصاغية و المرشد الاجتماعي في جمعية حلم السيد شربل الميدع في برنامج نعم للحوار حول التاثير السلبي للمادة 534 من قانون العقوبات اللبناني على حياة المثليات و المثليين. Na7wa Al Mowatinya hosts lawyer Nizar Al Saghieh and Helem's social worker Mr. Chabel Maydaa in Na3am Lil 7iwar, a discussion about the negative impact of article 534 of the Lebanese penal code on the lives f homosexuals ( less )

Charbel Maydaa the Executive Director of the Lebanese NGO 'Helem' speaks about how the NGO is marking the day in Lebanon. ( less )

History of the Gay Movement in Lebanon - till 2005 ( less )

The Gay community in Lebanon, is never taken into consideration, since it's a "Taboo" topic. What do they have to say about themselves, what are the problems this community has to face, in order to survive? ( less )

العمل الاجتماعي التطوعي ثروة وطنية, حافظ(ي) عليها, تكلم(ي) عنها. "ما عم يوصل صوتي" يعبر عن مشكلة التعتيم الاعلامي التي يعاني منها النشاط الاجتماعي للحركة المثلية في لبنان. ( less )

Opening Speech for the Freethought Society's conference on Homosexuality "Homosexuality: Dispelling the myths, presenting the facts" Source: The American University of Beirut's (AUB) Freethought society Event: "Homosexuality: dispelling the myths, presenting the facts" Location: Bathish Auditorium, AUB Date: April 28 2009 By: Rita El-Haddad ( less )

As part of the "One Day, One Struggle" 2010 campaign to promote sexual and bodily rights in Muslim societies, Lebanon-based groups Nasawiya, Helem and Meem developed this video campaign, focusing on bodily autonomy and sexual rights of individuals. The videos feature people of different ages, and with different gender expressions (man, woman, and other), sexual orientations, religious affiliations, as well as professional fields talking about the various experiences they were subjected to in terms of sexual and bodily oppression and the ways they were able to overcome these imposed restrictions to achieve complete autonomy and independence in their sexual and bodily choices. About the Campaign: Despite the differences among Muslim societies in terms of the progress made or the backlash encountered regarding sexual and bodily rights at the national levels, in the post 9/11 social and political context, religion is misused as a powerful instrument of control and sexual oppression with the goal of legitimizing human rights violations in the domain of sexuality. This indicates that sexuality is not a private issue but rather a site of political, social, and economic struggles for equality, human rights, democracy and peace at the national and international levels. "One Day, One Struggle" was conceptualized by the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Societies (CSBR) in response to this context and launched on November 9, 2009. For more on the campaign, go to: www.jismi.net. ( less )

In opposition to the violence in the Lebanese society targeting the minorities as of homosexuals, women, children, domestic and foreign workers and others, Helem in collaboration with Human Rights organizations active in the Lebanese civil society invites to a sit-in in Sodeco, Beirut. The sit-in is on the 22nd of February 2009 from 5:00pm to 6:00pm." إستنكارًا لأحداث العنف في المجتمع اللّبناني ضد المهمشين والأقليات فيه من مثليين ومثليات, نساء, أطفال, والعمّال والعاملات الأجانب وغيرهم, تدعو جمعيّة حلم بالتعاون مع جمعيات المجتمع المدني اللّبناني الناشطة في مجال حقوق الإنسان لتجمّع سلمي وإضاءة شموع, مساء الأحد الواقع في 22 شباط 2009 في تمام الساعة الخامسة إلى السادسة بعد الظهر في منطقة السوديكو - بيروت ( less )

This is a university project, giving a small peek inside the world of homosexuality in Lebanon. We interview key members of Helem (http://www.helem.net/), an organization that promotes awareness and advocacy for the LGBTIQ community and indulge into the deep vibrant underground society. ( less )