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Film Censorship bans same sex kiss scene
23-7-2018
An Nahar newspaper reported that Mount Lebanon Appeal Court’s ruling stating that homosexuality was not a felony (http://www.lkdg.org/node/17638) did not seemingly reach the film censorship authorities. The latter affiliated with the General Security and formed of representatives of concerned committees and ministries, has banned the screening of Calling ID, a student film directed by Charbel Raad, during the Lebanese Independent Film Festival (LIFF) in Metropolis Sofil. The reason is that it included a few seconds of a kiss between two male actors. Raad voiced regret over the continued restrictions imposed on Lebanese works of cinema in an era of freedom, promising to release his film soon in US movie theatres with the backing of LIFF. On the other hand, Helem association, the Legal Agenda, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) lauded the recent decision of Mount Lebanon Court of Appeal that decriminalized homosexuality, and described it as indicative of a fresh outlook for the LGBT community in Lebanon. In this respect, HRW pointed out that with the imminent formation of a new cabinet, the Lebanese legislature have a duty to abolish Article 534 of the Penal Code which states that sexual acts that contradict the laws of nature are punishable by one month up to a year in prison and by a fine ranging from LBP 200 thousand and LBP one million. (An Nahar, July 21, 2018)
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