The 2 studies published by HELEM on The Rights of Male and Female Homosexuals at Universities, and Homophobia in Clinical Services in Lebanon: A Physician Survey are now available in English.

Homosexual Relations in the Penal Codes:General Study Regarding the Laws in the Arab Countries with a Report on Lebanon and Tunisia By nizar SAghieh and Wahid Farshishi is now available in English

Helem movie screening: “Bound”

Genre: Drama, Action, Thriller

Briefing:

Corky, a lesbian ex con hired to work in an apartment as a plumber, meets neighbors Caesar, who launders money for the Mafia, and his girlfriend Violet. The two women have a love affair and decide to steal $2,000,000 that Caesar has in custody before he gives them back to Mafia boss. Caesar is set up by the two scheming women as a scapegoat but things start to go wrong when he reacts in an unexpected way...
Language: English
Subtitle: Arabic

Date: Tuesday 19th of July 2011

Time: 6:15pm

Helem will start the restoration of Helem Community Center on Thursday 30th of June 2011.

The work will be done by Friday 8th of July 2011.

During this period there will be no activity at the Community Center:

Thursday 30th of June’s meeting is canceled

Tuesday 5th of July’s movie screening is canceled

Thursday 7th of July’s meeting is canceled

We will have an official opening ceremony on Thursday 14th of July 2011.

Movie Screening: Bruno

Production 2009

Genre: Commedy

Briefing:

Brüno is a gay Austrian fashion guru. He has his own fashion based television show, Funkyzeit, the most popular German-language show of its kind outside of Germany. After he disgraces himself in front of his Funkyzeit fan base, he is ruined in German speaking Europe. He decides that in his quest for worldwide fame, he will move to Los Angeles and reinvent himself.

Language: English

Subtitles: French - English

Tuesday 28st of June 2011

6:30 Pm

This Thursday meeting, Hiba will present an overview on the Coalition for Sexual and Bodily Rights in Muslim Society (CSBR).

Hiba will give us an introduction of CSBR work and network. We will then have a discussion on sexual bodily rights and LGBT role in it.

Date: Thursday 23rd of June 2011

Time: 6:30pm

Place: Helem Community Center - Zico House

Dear Board of IGLYO,

It is with deep regret that we learned of your decision to hold you annual General Assembly in Israel after receiving money to do so by the Israeli Foreign Ministry. As an associate member of IGLYO, Helem urges you to reconsider this decision and heed the call sent by our sisters and brothers at Al-Qaws, Aswat, and Palestinian Queers for BDS to relocate your upcoming GA. If IGLYO maintains this decision, Helem will have to revoke its associate membership from the organization.

The story: Manuella is the perfect mother, a hard working nurse, she built a comfortable life for helself and her teenage son, an aspiring writer. But when tragedy strikes on her beloved on, her world crumbles. The heartbroken woman leans her son’s wish to know of his father – the man she abandoned when she was pregnant 18 year earlier. She decides to return to Barcelona in search for him were she meets: a pregnant nun (Penelope Cruz), a transgender sex worker (Antonia San Juan) and two troubled actresses (Marisa Paredes and Candela Pena)…

Date: Tuesday 31th of May 2011

Time: 6h15 pm

As part of Helem´s Cine club, Helem will be screening this week: “Grande Ecole”.

The story:

YES we will have the weekly Thursday meeting tomorrow the 19th of May 2011!

This Thursday we will speak more about existing stereotypes inside the LGBTQ community through a dynamic exercise.

The game is called : Step Forward"

Objective: Experiencing the stigma and discrimination within the LGBT community

Followed by a discussion:

1- Who are more privileged? and what is the source of this privilege?

2- How can we work on eliminating the stigma and reduce the discrimination?

Our Thursday meeting is at 6:30 P.M. at Helem Community Center – Zico House, Spears.