Helem keeps up counseling and publishing efforts, but legal and media advocacy take back seat for now
By Paige Austin
Special to The Daily Star
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
BEIRUT: Helem has undergone a subtle transformation in recent months. Lebanon’s pioneering gay and lesbian rights organization has scaled back its advocacy efforts in quiet acknowledgment of politicians’ preoccupation with other issues – and its own potential for igniting backlash. Helem’s full-time coordinator, Georges Azzi, says the shift is in part a reflection of the political turmoil in Lebanon in the aftermath of this past summer’s war with Israel. (Lire la suite…)