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534 ]
Article of the Lebanese penal code, still enforced, that criminalises ‘acts against nature’ (sodomy, zoophilic acts, pedophilia, etc.), punishable by imprisonment of up to one year. Even though actual enforcement of the law is on the decline, its mere existence is enough to plunge the LGBT community into a state of constant uncertainty and fear. Helem is working toward the modification of article 534.
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Beirut ]
Capital of Lebanon; 1.500.00 inhabitants (Beirutians).
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CCGLM ]
Acronyme for Centre Communautaire des Gais et Lesbiennes de Montréal (Montréal Gay and Lesbian Community Centre). The CCGLM is located in the Village, at 2075 de Plessis, between Sherbrooke and Ontario. There, one can find the offices of numerous community groups, a library of LGBT literature, as well as meeting rooms.
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IDAHO ]
Acronym for International Day Against Homophobia. This world-wide day of awareness was put into motion by the group Fondation Émergence. It takes place each year on May 17th, and is highlighted by various actions and events across the globe.
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LGBTQ ]
Acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer; often used to refer to the gay community at large. Some prefer the simple term ‘queer’,
There are also more inclusive terms, like LGB2TTTTIPQQ*… to each his or her own acronym!
*L: lesbian; G: gay; B: bisexual; 2: two-spirited; T: transvestite; T: transgendered; T: transsexual; T: transexed; I: intersexed; P: polysexed; Q: queer; Q: questioning
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Lebanon ]
Thousand-year-old Asian state on the Mediterranean, in the Middle-East: 10, 400 sq.km, 3,100,000 inhabitants (Lebanese). Capital: Beirut. Language: Arabic (Lebanese dialect). Currency: Lebanese pound. Lebanon proclaimed its independence in 1943 after 23 years of French rule. Bordered by Syria to the North and East, and Israel to the South.
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Metro sexual ]
Hip, urban, heterosexual male, aged between 20 and 40 years, possessing a heightened and specific aesthetic sense, and who spends a large amount of money and time on his physical appearance and lifestyle.
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Queer ]
At its origins, synonymous with ‘strange, weird, out of the ordinary’ and used pejoratively to designate homosexuals. The English adjective lost this connotation during the 1980s and became a sort of all-encompassing term that referred to all non-hetero sexual identities. With the emergence of ‘queer theory’ in American academia in the early 90s, the term ‘queer’ acquired a new meaning. In this context, it represents a vision that is essentially non-identity based, curtailing intolerance and heterosexism, denouncing and refusing all constraints which measure the quality against the notion of ‘normalcy’. Although the terms ‘allosexuel’ and ‘altersexuel’ are increasingly used in the French language, there is still no specific equivalent of the word ‘queer’ that has been unanimously agreed upon.
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Übersexual ]
Marketing concept developed by American publicist, Marian Salzman ( the same woman behind the concept of metro sexuality!). This nice little marketing word describes a man who, while attentive to his own needs, is more oriented toward the other. He’s not ‘macho’, but virile- the kind of guy with the 5 o’clock shadow and chest hair showing over the shirt collar. This new masculine ideal is characterised by absolute confidence without vanity or brutishness, unfaltering courage, a sense of class and quality of life.
Über, in German, means ‘above’, ‘super’...
Some well-known übersexuals: Sean Connery, George Clooney, Bill Clinton, Antonio Banderas, Olivier Martinez...
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Yalla Barra ]
This expression means ‘Come on, let’s go (out)!’ in Arabic. It’s the name that Helem Montreal has given to its dance parties since the beginning. A Yalla Barra celebration may have a particular theme (eg. Yalla Barra Ammmour, Yalla Barra Harem).
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