By Tricia Boucher
Everyone is welcome: the only gay hangout in the Arab world
Helem, in Beirut, Lebanon, is the first (and only) community center for LGBTQI+ persons in the “Arab world”. Lebanon has a fairly open LGBT community, but the Beirut Pride festival has been suspended this year.
China’s LGBT community treads cautiously amid intolerance
Trying to celebrate International Anti-Homophobia Day is difficult if you’re not allowed to congregate…or even run a celebratory 5k run as a group.
Colombia LGBT: The shop that wants men to ‘leave behind shyness’
Tranxtienda, in Bogota, Colombia, is an in-house-designed clothing store and tailor shop for men who prefer to dress in women’s clothing, no matter their sexual orientation. It also functions as a social club for those who are not comfortable stepping out in their new attire.
