Helem

Helem is the first LGBTQIA+ rights non-governmental organization in the Arab world, founded in Beirut, Lebanon, in 2001. Its mission is to lead a non-violent struggle for the liberation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and other persons with non-conforming sexualities and/or gender identities (LGBTQIA+) in Lebanon and the MENA region from all sorts of violations of their individual and collective civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. Helem's name was also an acronym in Arabic that stood for “Lebanese protection for the LGBT community”. Officially founded in October 2004 when it sent its documents to the ministry of interior and was led by George Azzi then Ghassan Makarem then Charbel Mayda then Samira Trad then Genwa Samhat then Tarek Zeidan.

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