Category Archives: Personal Story

The look that changed me

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Raynbow Blog

Reading your stories on how you suffer and go through stress as a result from homophobia got me thinking about this topic. I will talk about myself. I’m a straight female. I come from a conservative community (religious and social) … Continue reading →

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Extremely Loud + Incredibly Close

Posted on May 21, 2012 by karimn

Homophobia, for me, is the disease of the misinformed and the ignorant. Homophobia plagues the masses, it eats at their commons sense, it eats away at their brains until there is nothing left but hate. Hate, to a peaceful, harmless, … Continue reading →

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Homophobia claimed my brother’s life

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Raynbow Blog

To anyone reading this, I’m not looking for sympathy or “likes” I just wanted to get this off my chest. Few years ago I have met a guy that was like my little brother, even though he was younger I … Continue reading →

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Ignorance & Stubborrnness

Posted on May 19, 2012 by karimn

Ignorance. The fact that hate is part of our education, the fact that we are not aware of decisions taken in 1973, the fact that we do not want to know. Stubbornness. The fact that what our parents tell us … Continue reading →

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Immorality and Homosexuality

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Lebanon Rebel

I was raised in a conservative family, not the kind to go to church every day or pray day and night but the kind that didn’t approve of nudity or homosexuality. Up until my father’s death I was so protected … Continue reading →

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Remember

Posted on May 17, 2012 by lminloveandwar

The planet Earth was believed to be flat. And the person objecting it and trying to tell them that it’s round was burned to death. Even though I’m not sure of that, and some say it’s a myth, the whole … Continue reading →

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A Teenage Tobje

Posted on May 17, 2012 by BeirutBoy

Bear with me reader, please, till the end. I was a shy, lonely kid. Basically, I learned to shut my mouth and pretend I wasn’t bullied; to stay silent through and through. Maybe, if I laughed at the appropriate time … Continue reading →

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I’m a Straight Girl & I Love My Gays!

Posted on May 16, 2012 by BeirutBoy

I am a 28 year old girl who still hasn’t found the “love of her life”. Ever since I became old enough to be allowed to date, I have dated all the wrong men. Heartbreaks always kept me company. I was … Continue reading →

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Teta, Sajedeta and Mohamad Sibai , the aftermath of a published homophobia

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Raynbow Blog

On a beautiful Sunday morning, I decided to visit Teta in her palace, a humble home in a Lebanese village where Teta, birds in her garden, a cat on her sofa and an 80 year old neighbor and friend coexist … Continue reading →

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It does get better

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Raynbow Blog

It was back when I was fourteen years old. I had just discovered who I am and who I was attracted to. I had just discovered that I was gay. Living in lebanon didn’t spare me the homophobic people. They … Continue reading →

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