A new PSA in Lebanon advocating for the decriminalization of homosexuality in the country is stirring up controversy in the Arab world.
The ad first appeared on MTV Lebanon, a network owned by Lebanese politician and businessman Michel Gabriel El Murr, and was later shared on the network’s social media page.
The campaign pushes for the repeal of Article 534 in the Lebanese Penal Code, a law first adopted in 1943 that is used to criminalize consensual same-sex sexual relations with up to one year of imprisonment.
In the clip, two men are seen standing side-by-side in an elevator when a third man joins them and pulls a gun from his jacket.