The It Gets Better Project was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach -- if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better. The website www.itgetsbetter.org is a place where young people who are lesbian, gay, bi, or trans can see how love and happiness can be a reality in their future. It's a place where our straight allies can visit and support their friends and family members. It's a place where people can share their stories, take the It Gets Better Project pledge, watch videos of love and support, and seek help. ( less )

The gay and lesbian community in Lebanon is diverse. The colors represent different political parties & affiliations, as well as the colors of the rainbow. Diversity is cool. ( less )

Lesbians and gay men in Lebanon have different faiths and religions. Homosexuality is an identity - not a sin. ( less )

"Bareed Mista3jil" will be launched by the Feminist Collective and IndyAct at Masrah Al Madina on Hamra Street, Beirut on Saturday, May 30, 2009 at 6pm. Selected stories from "Bareed Mista3jil" will be read in English and Arabic at the launch and the book will be available for sale for the first time. The event is open to the public. For more information, please email us onbook@bareedmista3jil.com or check the Facebook event page. "Bareed Mista3jil" is a brave new book published byMeemin Beirut, Lebanon. The book, available in both English and Arabic versions, is a collection of 41 true (and personal) stories from lesbians, bisexuals, queer and questioning women, and transgender persons from all over Lebanon. The introduction to the book is a 30-page analysis of the general themes presented in the stories. What sort of diversities exist in human sexuality? How do bisexuals come out? What kinds of discrimination do lesbians face? How does it affect their self-esteem and their sense of community? What are their relationships with their families, friends, and each other like? How do people of different sexualities deal with religion and faith? Is it a struggle to identify as non-heterosexual? Or do people just know? Are there gender identities other than man and woman? How has life for lesbians in Lebanon changed over the past 10 years? Is emigration their only choice? This long-awaited publication comes to dispel the myths surrounding these questions and to reveal a glimpse of the lives existing invisibly and silently in different Lebanese communities. The stories are about love, pain, identity, suffering, overcoming, and the intricate complexities of the human heart. And above all, these stories are about hope. ( less )

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

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 )

Meem's Birthday ( less )

November 20th is the Transgender Day of Remembrance. On this day, the Bekhsoos team is releasing a new animation entitled "Abdo Al RaQissa" contributed to us by Abdo and her Oompa loompas. Every now then, we will be releasing a new episode tackling Abdo's trip in discovering gender and sexuality, with the help of the people around him, mainly Fahima and Rami. Watch out for the 1st episode! ( less )