Vogue Beirut is live on CNN’s Great Big Story! youtu.be/qxYxyztoP_w Luke de la Nougerede (Nougie) | RE Challenger Michael McCormack

In Lebanon, a country where the LGBTQ community still faces extreme discrimination, a dance scene is emerging that gives everyone a safe space to celebrate and express their true selves.

Vogue Beirut has made it into this year's Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest! fringefilmfest.com/shorts-curated… Luke de la Nougerede (Nougie) | RE Challenger Michael McCormack

GET READY for #TalesoftheSilkRoad Chapter 2 #Lebanon 25 February 7pm Rich Mix join us & Shorts On Tap for a night of Lebanese #shortfilm hosted by Nasri Atallah with @launchburycla Helene Dancer #LaraZeidan #MouniaAkl. View the programme & book 👉 goo.gl/ME5aMF

Join us at Rich Mix for a night of Lebanese #shortfilm on February 25th hosted by yours truly, with @launchburycla Helene Dancer #LaraZeidan & #MouniaAkl. Have a look at the program & book 👉 goo.gl/ME5aMF Event by Bagri Foundation & Shorts On Tap

For #ValentinesDay❤️ love who you are! Join us & Shorts On Tap for Helene Dancer's beautiful #documentary #VogueBeirut celebrating the identity, flamboyance & passion of Beirut’s #LGBTQ community screening 25 Feb 7pm Rich Mix #TalesoftheSilkRoad Tix: bit.ly/2QQbsw

Can't wait!

theguardian.com/commentisfree/… Azadeh Moaveni

Watched A Private War last night. Amazing film – thanks Matthew Heineman. Giving this a re-read vanityfair.com/news/politics/…

Vogue Beirut is screening at CINEMQ tomorrow! Looks like a great organisation – thanks for having us :)

Vogue Beirut is up for 2 @filmconvert awards! It’s in the mix for best documentary and the peoples choice award which is where we need your help.⁣ If you’d like to watch the film and/or vote, the link is here - filmconvert.com/videos/detail?…

If you're in London and free later, come down to this SECOND HOME secondhome.io/cultural-progr…

Wonder what life is like if you are a gay vet from Beirut and your passion is vogue dancing? Watch the lovely short doc by my friend Helene Dancer x.com/helenedancer/s…

Last year, I travelled with pals Helene Dancer and Michael McCormack to Beirut to spend a week filming a doc on Hoedy Saad to discover how, in the face of adversity, he's building a vogue scene in the Middle East to fight for freedom. Check out #voguebeirut here - vimeo.com/267388440

'By dancing, I'm charging myself so I'm ready to face the world again.' My pal Helene Dancer has made a beautiful film about dancer Hoedy Saad who is building a vogue scene in the Middle East to fight for freedom vimeo.com/267388440 #VogueBeirut

Beirut's first-ever vogue ball is taking place today. The talented trio Helene Dancer Luke de la Nougerede (Nougie) | RE Challenger Michael McCormack filmed a beautiful doc about Hoedy Saad who's fighting to create a vogue scene in the Middle East. vimeo.com/267388440 #voguebeirut #LGBT #film #vogue

Thanks Larwood... x.com/clarwood/statu…

Very useful piece about the Israel-Palestine situation vox.com/cards/israel-p… Vox

A story I wrote for smart magazine about London going green smart-magazine.com/london-sustain…

Thank you @gaytimesmag for supporting our film, and Hoedy's quest to bring voguing to the Middle East gaytimes.co.uk/culture/105852…