In light of the economic collapse Lebanon has been going through, accelerated by the Port Blast of August 4, 2020, and conscious of the polarization in the country, we will be holding independent events and activations throughout the year of 2021. Check this page & our social media channels for regular updates. You can also subscribe to the newsletter to receive emails.
First, the basics!
Our BEIRUT PRIDE 2021 Bracelets are out! They are the continuous reminder of the Pride we carry within, and we tie on us. They are this strong visual symbol that ties us together, that triggers a conversation, that says “I’m Proud”.
Check the Store to learn more about getting these bracelets.
Webcast: Beirut Pride, art & activism with Hadi Damien and Alexander Hammelburg
Hadi Damien – initiator of Beirut Pride – and Alexander Hammelburg – D66 council member in Amsterdam –, discuss Beirut Pride and LGBTIQ+ rights in Lebanon. They delve into LGBTIQ+ rights and the power of art as political tool.
How does Beirut Pride accelerate societal change in Lebanon, and how do artistic expressions serve decriminalization of LGBTIQ+ status?
Hadi Damien also speaks to the current LGBTIQ+ realities in Lebanon that have become more challenging with the economic collapse of the country.
Live YouTube livestream, Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 20.00 – 20.45
At Home with EFF: Pride Edition
On Wednesday June 16th, 2021, EFF held an At Home with EFF livestream panel to highlight LGBTQ issues, facilitated by EFF Technologist Daly Barnett.
This year's panel featured
Hadi Damien, initiator of Beirut Pride, and co-President of InterPride;
moses moon, a writer also known as @thotscholar;
Ian Coldwater, Kubernetes SIG Security co-chair; and
Chelsea Manning, network security expert.
The conversation featured a broad range of expert opinions and insight on a variety of topics, from how to navigate the impacts of tightly controlled social media platforms, to ways to conceptualize open source licensing to better protect LGBTQ+ individuals.
LGBTQ+ POC Global South Summit
LGBTQ+ people of color living along the Equator and in the Global South constitute the largest population of LGBTQ+ in the world. Yet, when stories of these communities are told, they often follow some tragic occurrence, and these lives and experiences are often pathologised.
DBGM organized the LGBTQ+ POC Global South Summit from May 26 to June 30 2021. The Summit brought together LGBTQ+ people of color and highlighted them, with a particular emphasis on people’s lives, struggles, resilience, and challenges, in addition to new opportunities, and calls for change from governments.
Participants came from Central and South America, the Caribbean (Dutch, English, French and Spanish), the Middle East and North Africa, Africa, Asia and SouthEast Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands highlight.
Beirut Pride curated the MENA program that was took place June 28-30, 2021, and gathered participants around the theme “Visibility Deconstructs Myths, Lies and Prejudices”. Participants came from Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Palestine, and Tunisia, in addition to Arabs from the diaspora, living in Canada, Germany and the US.
Panel #1: Arts for visibility
Panel #3: Writing for visibility
Panel #2: Thinking for visibility
Panel #4: Diaspora for visibility