This book has been a long time coming. Enough invisibility, enough denial.

Homophobia is something that permeates every aspect of our lives, sometimes in ways too subtle to detect, and other times with overt violence.

"Homophobia: Views and Positions" ((رهاب المثلية: مواقف وشهادات is a book that breaks the silence around this social ill, claiming loudly that it is not homosexuals that are deviant and in need of treatment, but homophobes themselves.

This book is the first of its kind in Arabic in the region, but we certainly hope it won't be the last. Bringing together some of Lebanon's most gifted writers as well as a host of local intellectuals and activists, Homophobia is a book that challenges and sparks much needed debate in our societies about the violence that gays, lesbians, and bisexuals face
and the silence that protects and condones it.

contributors:

Marierose Zalzal
Loqman Slim
Tarek Ariss
Jack Dresher
Shawki Azouri
Omar Nashabe
Hanan el Sahykh
Munir Abdallah
Abdel-Rahman Ayyas
Rena Sarkis
Georges Azzi
Sara Abou-Ghazal
Nadine Moawad

With a preface by

Rabih Alameddine

Published by Helem and La CD-Theque
Coordinated by Mazen Khaled
Edited by Abdel rahman ayyass