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Lebanon LGBTQ community suffers setback amid wider clampdown

FILE - Activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) community in Lebanon shout slogans as they march calling on the government for more rights in the country gripped by economic and financial crisis during ongoing protests, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 27, 2020. Rights groups in Lebanon have blasted the authorities of cracking down on activists and marginalized communities. Most recently, the Lebanese Interior Ministry inJune 2022, called on security forces to shut down events promoting LGBTQ rights following complaints from religious officials. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) FILE - Activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) community in Lebanon shout slogans and hold up a rainbow flags as they march calling on the government for more rights in the country gripped by economic and financial crisis during ongoing protests, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 27, 2020. Rights groups in Lebanon have blasted the authorities of cracking down on activists and marginalized communities. Most recently, the Lebanese Interior Ministry in June 2022, called on security forces to shut down events promoting LGBTQ rights following complaints from religious officials. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) FILE - A group of activists from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBTQ) community, left, argue with opponents of their rally in which they are calling on the government for more rights in the country gripped by economic and financial crisis during ongoing protests, in Beirut, Lebanon June 27, 2020. Rights groups in Lebanon have blasted the authorities of cracking down on activists and marginalized communities. Most recently, the Lebanese Interior Ministry in June 2022, called on security forces to shut down events promoting LGBTQ rights following complaints from religious officials. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) FILE - Drag queen Hoedy performs during a Sunday drag queen show, called the drag ball, during Beirut Pride week, north of Beirut, Lebanon, May 13, 2018. Rights groups in Lebanon have blasted the authorities of cracking down on activists and marginalized communities. Most recently, the Lebanese Interior Ministry in June 2022, called on security forces to shut down events promoting LGBTQ rights following complaints from religious officials. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File) FILE - Rainbow-colored bracelets are displayed at a restaurant during the launch event of Beirut Pride week, in Beirut, Lebanon, May 12, 2018. Rights groups in Lebanon have blasted the authorities of cracking down on activists and marginalized communities. Most recently, the Lebanese Interior Ministry in June 2022, called on security forces to shut down events promoting LGBTQ rights following complaints from religious officials. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)