Georges Azzi

Georges Azzi
Organization Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality

Georges Azzi (born 1979) is the co-founder of Helem, a Lebanese non-profit organization working on improving the legal and social status of LGBT people, and is the executive director of the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality.[1][2]

Azzi grew up in Lebanon, but moved to Paris in 1999, where he became involved in LGBTQ activism. As a gay man who had grown up in Lebanon, he wanted to set up a centre in Beirut similar to Paris's LGBTQ Centre, to give LGBTQ people opportunities he had lacked.[1]

Azzi, was the first openly gay activist in the MENA region and has been described as "a prominent activist for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights" by the Lebanese Daily Star.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Bocci, Dominic (15 July 2013). "LGBTQ Rights in Lebanon: an Interview with Georges Azzi". Muftah. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. Tracer, Dan (7 March 2014). "Lebanon Court Rules Being Gay Does Not Violate 'Laws Of Nature'". Queerty. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. Rainey, Venetia (5 March 2014). "Landmark ruling rubbishes anti-gay law in Lebanon". The Daily Star. Lebanon. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

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