Lebanon's Shura Council suspends ban on LGBTQ event

Despite the court's ruling in August, the Lebanese interior minister has continued to ban LGBTQ gatherings.
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Members of Lebanon's LGBTQ community attend a picnic the coastal city of Batroun, north of Beirut, on May 21, 2017, as part of the Beirut Pride week. - IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images
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Dario Sabaghi
@DarioSabaghi

BEIRUT — Lebanon's State Council has temporarily suspended a ban on LGBTQIA+ gatherings.

In June, caretaker Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi issued a letter to state security forces urging them to enforce a ban on events that "promote homosexuality" during Pride month.

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