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From anfona to zalamiyya: Here’s your queer cultural guide to Arab slang

Lebanon-born graphic designer, writer and visual artist Marwan Kaabour discusses his debut book which playfully maps out the dynamic lexicon of the LGBTQIA+ Arab community.   WORDS BY ZOYA RAZA-SHEIKH It’s not always safe to step into the world of queerness. Often, we wonder how our identities will be received, even just by being ourselves. And, sometimes, we don’t even have the means – the labels or terms – to express who we really are. We craft new words to bridge the gap between the words on our tongue and the…

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Is there a problem with the phrase “openly gay”? Two writers debate the controversial term

Language is, understandably, pertinent to the queer experience — words affect how we present ourselves and perceive others. Here, two writers go head-to-head to debate the term.  WORDS BY NICK LEVINE AND JORDAN PAGE HEADER DESIGN BY YOSEF PHELAN In another week of LGBTQIA+ on-goings, the internet has, yet again, struck up a fresh new debate. Following the appointment of Gabriel Attal, France’s youngest-ever PM, a conversation has opened up online about the phrase “openly gay”.  We’re never short of online discourse but this conversation seems to have something to…

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