BEIRUT — The combined effects of Lebanon’s economic meltdown, last year’s Beirut port blast and Covid-19 lockdowns have left the LGBTQ community more vulnerable than ever, warned a report published Thursday.
The blast at a port warehouse that devastated swathes of the city on August 4 last year had a disproportionate impact on the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, the Oxfam charity said.
One of the world’s largest ever non-nuclear explosions killed more than 200 people and left thousands homeless, including in the culturally diverse neighborhoods of Mar Mikhail and Gemmayzeh.
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