#queer arabs

[l-zah1ra]

I need to watch more depressing queer media

[hummussexual]

"The Queer Arab Glossary" Is a Searching Account of Centuries' of LGBTQ+ Arab Expression

Author Marwan Kaabour has curated a necessary intervention in understanding queer Arabness on — and through — our own terms, instead of thos

Excerpt:

Yet despite Arabic’s long history, queer Arab bodies are too often willfully mistranslated by imperial and Western gazes — regimes that see us as savage, hypersexual, and deviant, on one hand, and as exceptionally homophobic on the other. How might we understand the queer Arab body through our own language, our own Arabic? This is the focus of author and graphic designer Marwan Kaabour’s latest project, The Queer Arab Glossary, which gathers queer slang from across the Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) region, from Levantine and Maghrebi dialects as well as Iraqi, Sudanese, Egyptian Arabic, and more. Accompanying the glossary words are glorious, raunchy, and often hilarious illustrations from Palestinian artist Haitham Haddad, which Kaabour described as attempts at reclaiming the mythologies behind these terms while exploring new forms of queer expression in Arabic.

[king-nyx]

One bed trope except I'm gay and arab so I'll probably give her the bed and pull out a mattress to sleep on the floor

[ladychlo]

Meet the Pop Icons Who Inspired a Generation of Arab Queens

A look at the TV stars of Lebanon and the larger Arab world that have influenced a burgeoning drag scene in Beirut.

[themichigangayly]

“Politics and activism is so embedded in my work because it’s always been hyperpresent in my life and it’s what I’m surrounded by.” - Dua Saleh

Who is Dua Saleh?

• A nonbinary Sudanese-American recording artist, songwriter, rapper, poet, and actor.

• He portrays Cal on Netflix's Sex Education. Dua uses the pronouns they, he, and the neopronouns xe/xyr/xim.

• Their debut EP Nūr was released in January 2019 by the Against Giants record label to critical acclaim, with their second, Rosetta, released in June the following year.

[satansbigmama]

Hey folks!

I don’t usually post too personal stuff here but I just started a go fund me for my top surgery.

This is something I’ve been working towards for years, so any help in making it less of a financial blow would be really appreciated, wether that be by donating or sharing. Thank you all so much!!

Help student afford double mastectomy, organized by Canyon A

Hi folks. My name is Canyon, I’m currently a pre-med student and I’m looking to get a … Canyon A needs your support for Help student afford

[queerabs]

For the queer Arab ladies following us:

There’s a new group chat made by Dalia Alphagal, an Egyptian lesbian living in Sweden. To join it you can send her a message on Instagram. Her username is Dalia.alfaghal