LEBANON-SOCIETY-HOMOPHOBIA-RALLY

A gay pride flag bearing the cedar tree in the middle of it is carried by a human rights activists during an anti-homophobia rally in Beirut on April 30, 2013. Lebanese homosexuals, human rights activists and members from the NGO Helem (the Arabic acronym of "Lebanese Protection for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgenders") rallied to condemn the arrest on the weekend of three gay men and one transgender civilian in the town of Dekwaneh east of Beirut at a nightclub who were allegedly verbally and sexually harassed at the municipality headquarters. AFP PHOTO/JOSEPH EID (Photo by Joseph EID / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images)