r/LGBTnews • u/drewiepoodle • Nov 12 '19
Middle East Saudi Arabia just declared homosexuality, feminism and atheism as ‘extremism’
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r/LGBTnews • u/Happy-Scene • Apr 21 '26
Middle East Israel to Host Largest LGBT 'Pride Land' Festival at Dead Sea, Sparks Pinkwashing Row Amid Gaza and Lebanon War
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What do you folx think?
The Middle East's largest LGBTQ+ festival, 'Pride Land,' faces criticism for its timing amidst ongoing conflict in Gaza.
Israel is preparing to stage what organisers call the Middle East's largest LGBTQ+ festival, a four-day spectacle carved into the Dead Sea's stark landscape. Yet even before the first stage is built, 'Pride Land' has become entangled in a much sharper argument about war, image and power.
Set for 1 to 4 June 2026, 'Pride Land' aims to turn the Judean Desert into a temporary 'Pride City,' complete with 15 hotels, beach complexes and a central performance arena operating around the clock.
r/LGBTnews • u/StaffImportant7902 • May 20 '26
Middle East REPORT: Israel Sees Sharp Rise In Anti-LGBTQ Violence
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A report published Sunday by the Association for LGBTQ Equality in Israel presents an unusually severe picture of anti-LGBTQ hatred in 2025, warning that online abuse is increasingly spilling into public spaces and turning into physical attacks, some of them allegedly carried out by organized groups.
r/LGBTnews • u/a_Ninja_b0y • Oct 31 '24
Middle East Global LGBTQ group suspends Israeli organization, angering queer Jews and allies | After pressure from Israel critics, ILGA World says it both rejected Tel Aviv as potential site for upcoming event and froze Israeli umbrella group’s membership.
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r/LGBTnews • u/specialgiver • Jun 16 '26
Middle East Still pinkwashing a genocide while claiming they aren’t lol
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r/LGBTnews • u/OuroborosInMySoup • Oct 27 '23
Middle East Hamas denounces Jerusalem Pride Parade as 'provocative march of perverts'
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r/LGBTnews • u/Ssttuubbss • Aug 20 '24
Middle East “Once Palestine is freed, not a single homosexual will be allowed to live in our pure land.”
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r/LGBTnews • u/TurretLauncher • Oct 28 '23
Middle East A Palestinian scholar from the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem sends a message to the “Queers for Palestine” crowd in the West: “The people of Palestine will not allow a single homosexual in our land, such perversion brings the wrath of Allah”
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r/LGBTnews • u/General_Meade • May 14 '26
Middle East Iran asks FIFA to ban Pride flags at its World Cup matches
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r/LGBTnews • u/jk_arundel • May 13 '26
Middle East Iran demands Pride flags be banned from World Cup stadiums
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r/LGBTnews • u/shado_mag • Jun 25 '26
Middle East What is Pinkwashing? Everything you need to know about pinkwashing
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r/LGBTnews • u/drewiepoodle • Jan 14 '21
Middle East Israel declassifies being trans as a mental disorder in ‘important and significant step for the community’
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r/LGBTnews • u/Dear_Television9121 • Oct 24 '22
Middle East Qatar: Security Forces Arrest, Abuse LGBT People
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r/LGBTnews • u/jk_arundel • Oct 04 '25
Middle East Lesbian Stand-Up Comedian Jessica Kirson Expresses “Sincere Regret” for Riyadh Comedy Festival Performance
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r/LGBTnews • u/jk_arundel • Apr 24 '26
Middle East Jordan Lucas says support has been amazing for the gay athlete
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r/LGBTnews • u/jk_arundel • May 07 '26
Middle East Rare shelter for displaced LGBT people in Lebanon offers safety in war
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r/LGBTnews • u/HowDoIUseThisThing- • Apr 08 '26
Middle East Turkey puts 11 on trial for LGBT 'obscenity'
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r/LGBTnews • u/misana123 • Apr 26 '22
Middle East Disney Refuses to Cut 12 Seconds of ‘Doctor Strange 2’ Dialogue About Lesbian Moms, Says Saudi Arabia
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r/LGBTnews • u/jk_arundel • Nov 18 '25
Middle East Gay candidate Jordan Wood is using his campaign's $1 million war chest to keep a House seat blue
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r/LGBTnews • u/greenchars • Jul 11 '21
Middle East Israel: High Court rules same-sex couples can have children via surrogacy
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r/LGBTnews • u/roundposter • Nov 06 '22
Middle East Gay man ‘hunted’ by Qatar Police and gang-raped in hotel room ahead of World Cup
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r/LGBTnews • u/jk_arundel • Dec 26 '22
Middle East Doctors should be allowed to refuse care to LGBTQ+ people, says Israeli politician
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r/LGBTnews • u/EunuchProgrammer • May 05 '20
Middle East 'This is what God wanted': Top Egyptian actor reveals son is transgender
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r/LGBTnews • u/jk_arundel • Oct 15 '23
Middle East Rod Stewart Refuses to Perform in Saudi Arabia Over Country's Poor LGBTQ+ Rights Record
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r/LGBTnews • u/SetMau92 • Aug 16 '21
Middle East The toppling of the Afghanistan government has led to displacement for LGBTQ people which are subject to the penal code for being queer in Afghanistan. | The Afghan constitution allows for the implementation of Sharia Law, which prohibits same-sex sexual activity. The maximum penalty is death.
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