Georges Azzi
| Georges Azzi | |
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| Organization | Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality |
Georges Azzi (born 1979) is the co-founder of Helem, a Lebanese non-profit organization working on improving the legal and social status of LGBT people, and is the executive director of the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality.[1][2]
Azzi grew up in Lebanon, but moved to Paris in 1999, where he became involved in LGBTQ activism. As a gay man who had grown up in Lebanon, he wanted to set up a centre in Beirut similar to Paris's LGBTQ Centre, to give LGBTQ people opportunities he had lacked.[1]
Azzi, was the first openly gay activist in the MENA region and has been described as "a prominent activist for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights" by the Lebanese Daily Star.[3]
References
- 1 2 Bocci, Dominic (15 July 2013). "LGBTQ Rights in Lebanon: an Interview with Georges Azzi". Muftah. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ Tracer, Dan (7 March 2014). "Lebanon Court Rules Being Gay Does Not Violate 'Laws Of Nature'". Queerty. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ↑ Rainey, Venetia (5 March 2014). "Landmark ruling rubbishes anti-gay law in Lebanon". The Daily Star. Lebanon. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
Further reading
- Bickel, Markus (1 February 2007). "Helem ist die einzige organisation in der Arabischen welt, die sich für die rechte von lesben und schwulen einsetzt" [Helem is the only organization in the Arab world advocating for the rights of lesbian and gay people]. Berliner Zeitung (in German).
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