Lebanon’s LGBT People Reclaim Their Power

Expand Rana, 32, standing in Riad El-Solh Square, one of the main protest sites in downtown Beirut. December 22, 2019. © 2020 Marwan Tahtah for Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their rights in Lebanon are part and parcel of the nationwide protests that began on October 17, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today in a web feature. The web feature, “‘If Not Now, When?’ Queer and Trans People Reclaim Their Power in Lebanon’s Revolution,” shares stories of hope and solidarity told by queer women and transgender people who are active in the protests.…

Read complete article

~	AI companions can relieve loneliness – but here are 4 red flags to watch for in your chatbot ‘friend’

~	Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

~	Paris in spring, Bali in winter. How ‘bucket lists’ help cancer patients handle life and death

~	Photos are everywhere. What makes a good one?

~	Loblaws boycott: What consumer psychology can tell us about the success of consumer activism

~	Vietnam: False Claims on Labor Rights

~	Philippines: Supreme Court Rejects ‘Red-Tagging’

~	UNDERSTANDING HUMAN RIGHTS IN POLICING: AN ONLINE COURSE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND PRACTITIONERS

~	Paris 2024 Olympics: How the Games are being used to marginalize the most vulnerable

~	Why you should expect to pay more tourist taxes – even though the evidence for them is unclear