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If Not Now, When? | LGBTQ Reclaim their Power in Lebanon’s Revolution | Human Right Watch



Read the web feature: https://bit.ly/2WaWk2H

(Beirut, May 7, 2020) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their rights in Lebanon are part and parcel of the nationwide protests that began on October 17, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today in a web feature.

The web feature, “‘If Not Now, When?’ Queer and Trans People Reclaim their Power in Lebanon’s Revolution,” shares stories of hope and solidarity told by queer women and transgender people who are active in the protests. By taking their struggle to the streets, through chants, graffiti, and public discussions, LGBT people have moved demands of their rights from the margins to mainstream discourse in a country where same-sex relations are punishable by up to one year in prison and transgender people face systemic discrimination.

More HRW reporting on LGBT rights: https://www.hrw.org/topic/lgbt-rights

More HRW reporting on Lebanon: https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa/lebanon

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