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Feb 2019
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Episode 36 - LGBTQ rights

The Lebanese Politics Podcast
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The discussion on LGBTQ rights begins at 20:40. This week Nizar and Ben are joined by Youmna Makhlouf, a lawyer with Legal Agenda and Tarek Zeidan, the executive directer of Helem, a Lebanese LGBTQ rights organization, to discuss legal rights, Lebanese social attitudes, and the activism of the Lebanese LGBTQ community. Among the topics covered are controve ... Show More
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