Lebanon's LGBTQ+ 'hopeless' amid political and social crackdown
The LGBTQ+ community in Lebanon is facing an increasingly hostile crackdown by the country's political and religious leaders.
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The LGBTQ+ community in Lebanon is facing an increasingly hostile crackdown by the country's political and religious leaders.
Lebanon's increasingly homophobic public discourse is condemning queer people to living in fear and isolation.
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