MOSAIC

17/05/2024

In light of the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), we solemnly contemplate the systemic and tragically recurrent acts of violence targeting the LGBTIQA+ community, with a particular focus on the transgender community both globally and here in Lebanon.
The recent appalling murder of a transgender woman in Lebanon serves as a stark reminder, not an isolated incident, but a devastating indication of the daily risks faced by transgender individuals in our communities.
We demand immediate and substantive changes to protect and respect LGBTIQA+ lives in Lebanon and worldwide. We call for the cessation of state-sponsored violence, the repeal of regressive laws, and firm commitment to justice and dignity for all, especially the transgender community. While we commit to leaving no one behind, we also stand firmly in solidarity with our q***r siblings in Palestine.

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في ضوء اليوم العالمي لمكافحة رهاب المثلية، رهاب مزدوجي/ات التوجه الجنسي، ورهاب العبور الجندري، نسلّط الضوء على أعمال العنف الممنهجة والمتكررة بشكل مأساوي والتي تستهدف مجتمع الميم/عين، مع التركيز بشكل خاص على العابرين/ات هنا في لبنان والعالم. إن جريمة القتل المروعة الأخيرة لامرأة عابرة في لبنان هي بمثابة تذكير صارخ، ليس بحادثة معزولة، بل مؤشر مدمر على المخاطر اليومية التي يواجهها العابرين/ات في مجتمعاتنا.

نطالب بتغييرات فورية وجوهرية لحماية واحترام حياة مجتمع الميم/عين في لبنان وفي جميع أنحاء العالم. ندعو اليوم إلى وقف العنف الذي ترعاه الدولة، وإلغاء القوانين الرجعية، والالتزام الصارم بالعدالة والكرامة للجميع، وبخاصة العابرين/ات جندريّا. ومع التزامنا بمبدأ "ألّا يُترك أحدًا"، فإننا نتضامن أيضًا وبثبات مع أهلنا من مجتمع الميم/عين في فلسطين.

#لبنان #مناصرة

19/05/2023

Dear All,

Mosaic MENA, in collaboration with ILGA Asia, is excited to announce that our joint statement is now available. This statement, proudly endorsed by various international bodies, is our collective stand against homophobia, biphobia, intersexphobia, and transphobia in Lebanon.
Please find below a link for the statement as we foster a future where love, acceptance, and equality triumph over prejudice and discrimination.
We thank all those who stood by us in solidarity.
https://mosaic-mena.org/s/JOINT-STATEMENT-FROM-MOSAIC-MENA-AND-ILGA-ASIA19-May-2023.pdf

23/01/2023

Right to claim our freedom https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/lupd1

I was born with a motor disability, my mother took complete care of me and protected from the outside world, to a point I became isolated. When my mother died, I found myself deprived from her help and unable to integrate into a society with a patriarchal mindset. I tried living my life my way, desp

23/01/2023

A Legacy of violence https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/lupd2

I thought marriage would save me from my family, especially from my brother, who denied me my right to study, work, and communicate with the outside world, because I am a girl, and in his opinion, girls should stay home. Every time I revolted against his approach, he would beat me up.

23/01/2023

I can defend myself now https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/lupd3

For several times, I was beaten by members of my family, notably my little brother who would get angry at me and hated my disability, although he also had a motor disability himself. Once he asked me: Why does your right leg look like that? So I told him that we look alike and that he didn't have to

23/01/2023

The Injustice of a society https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/lupd5

I am the mother of a child with a physical motor disability and the wife of a man with a sensory disability. I am telling my story to highlight the injustice of this society.

23/01/2023

Ruthless People https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/lupd6

I live with my children and my husband, but I do not remember them. Our society considers a woman insane and without a personality if she suffers from amnesia. I have a clear memory going from my childhood to the day of my engagement, but I do not have any glimpses of all the events following that d

23/01/2023

Always undermined because of my disability https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/lupd8

I was forced into my first sexual in*******se at the age of 12. My father was an alcoholic and tried to r**e me. I managed to evade him as much as possible, but the aggression continued. I tried to inform the security forces, because I was aware of what was happening, but instead of arresting him

13/01/2023

Heba: Many obstacles, limited options. https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/heba

Heba's father used to work in the Palestinian National Crescent, and in the early nineties he had three options: either to immigrate to Europe, or to stay here and obtain Lebanese citizenship, or to stay here while refusing citizenship. He chose to stay because he was attached to this land, but he r

13/01/2023

Jack: Gender based violence is not gender specific https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/jack

While in Iraq, he was introduced to the q***r community through social media, he maintained virtual friendships with people from Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and other places from the world, he couldn’t recognize members of the community where he lived due to social difficulties. He rem...

12/01/2023

Christelle: An actress in an ableist society https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisible/christelle

I made sure to appear for the first time on stage as I am, with my body, and without the device or the wheelchair. I stood on one foot for four consecutive days to present a show I had written myself, entitled “The disabled person is the one who considers disability an obstacle.”

12/01/2023

Sonia: S*x worker before becoming a nun https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisble/sonia

Sonia, 62 years old, lives alone in Broumana, without any friends, people there avoid her, harass her and insult her from time to time. Sonia says that she knows some homosexuals who live there, but they avoid her every time she runs into them, as if they don’t know her. Sonia adds: “I don’t k...

11/01/2023

Ghada: Motherhood is a never-ending journey https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisble/ghada

"Raising children is a hard task” she adds. “I used to handle everything on my own, as he was used to taking things slowly.” She had to face so many obstacles, and regrets having been subjected to emotional abuse by some women. “It was hard” says Ghada, as these people would praise her pub...

11/01/2023

Georgina: Women are denied the right to inheritance https://www.1morecup.org/blog/indivisble/georgina

Georgina was sixteen years old when she opened up to her parents about her identity, but her father told her to stay away from such “things”. When she replied that it is her character since she was little and it was beyond her control, he took her to a psychologist to get treatment. The doctor t...