Beirut Dreams in Color follows Mashrou’ Leila, a Lebanese indie rock band pushing back on decades of repression and prosecution against the LGBTQ+ community in the Middle East. The band has attracted passionate followers in the movement and utilizes music as a tool for healing and rebellion as a way to embrace queer identity in the historically oppressive governments of the Middle East.
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Helem, is the first LGBTQIA+ rights organization in the Arab world, officially established in Beirut, Lebanon in 2001. Its mission is to lead the struggle for the liberation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Intersex, Transgendered, Queer (LGBTQIA+) and other people with non-conforming sexualities and/or gender identities in Lebanon and the SWANA region from all sorts of violations of their individual and collective civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. Our goal is to empower young LGBTQIA+ leaders to advocate for their own liberation.