Sexual and Bodily Rights

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One Day, One Struggle 2011

Nov 13, 2011 - by team 0

November 9, 2011 marks the 3rd annual celebration of One Day, One Struggle. This time, every year, CSBR member organizations join forces to… more »

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From the Belly of Arab Queer Activism: Challenges and Opportunities

Oct 12, 2011 - by Guest Contributor 5

Lynn Darwich and Haneen Maikey Introduction Lately, the murmurs of Arab LGBT activists have been rising against a “trend” whose critical discourse delves… more »

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Framing Visibility: Coming Out and the International LGBT Spectrum of Progress

Dec 12, 2010 - by lynn 13

In 2007, Meem was launched as a little lesbian support group in Lebanon. At the time, and after 4 years of trying to organize alongside a majority of gay men within the framework of LGBT public advocacy, we had understood that in order to create a strong and empowered movement, we were to create a safe space to ourselves as women first. We had also understood that for women to feel safe enough to explore, share, and experience their relationships with their sexuality, confidentiality and anonymity had to be key elements in our organizing.

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القالب غالب… فلنكسره

Nov 22, 2010 - by Gholam Abi Nawas 1

نهار السبت الماضي 23 اوكتوبر/ تشرين اول، تم الاحتفال بالمتحولات/ين والمغايريين/ات جنسيا وجندريا وثنائي/ات الجنس والجندر عالميا(Tran Identities i.e. Transexuals and Intersexed people). نظمت الحلقات الحوارية والنقاشات والاحتفالات والتظاهرات والتحركات لدعم هذه القضية في حوالي 60 مدينة

Breaking the Silence about our Bodies

Nov 10, 2010 - by team 0

As part of the “One Day, One Struggle” 2010 campaign to promote sexual and bodily rights in Muslim societies, Nasawiya, Helem and Meem… more »

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One Day, One Struggle: Promoting Sexual and Bodily Rights with a Video Campaign

Nov 10, 2010 - by team 0

November 9 marks the annual international “One Day, One Struggle” campaign, a unique effort to underscore the joint struggle against the violation of… more »

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