Tag: Lebanon

Bad news for guys looking for covert connection in Lebanon: the country has officially banned Grindr from its soil. The Ministry of Telecommunications in Lebanon began blocking the IP address of the app over the weekend on the state-run telecommunications provider Ogero. Citizens using third-party providers still have access to the app. The queer rights group Helem issued a statement decrying the move as an assault to freedom of expression. “It seems that the Lebanese government and in particular the Ministry...

Gay dating app Grindr has been blocked in LebanonThe government of Lebanon has apparently ordered the gay dating app Grindr blocked for most users in the Arab country. The Independent reports the Arab nation’s state-owned internet service provider, Ogero, blocked access to the app on the orders of the public prosecutor’s office, and that all internet providers will soon follow suit. No explanation has been given for the ban, but the court order...

A judge in Lebanon has conceded that homosexuality should not be illegal in a landmark case that may change the future of LGBT people living in the country. Judge Rabih Maalouf declared that “homosexuality is a personal choice, and not a punishable offence” in the ruling which referenced Article 183. The article states that “An act undertaken in exercise of a right without abuse shall not be regarded as an offence.” The ruling contradicts that homosexuality is illegal under Article 534 which...