My Refugee Story (2015)

• 82%
• 2015
• M. Nour Metwally

A Youth Group of LGBTI living in Lebanon participating in Makhzoumi Foundation Activities within a program called LGBTI Youth Initiative Funded by UNHCR showed an interest in Films so 1 More Cup Media Organization with the support of MOSAIC implemented a Filmmaking Workshops and developed a script with there stories and Produced this film. Notwithstanding the severity of SGBV against all women, which includes both gender conforming women and women with non-conforming gender and/or sexual orientations, Two parts of that film was used as a 16Days of Activism to End Violence Against Women awareness campaign, first and foremost, hopes to underline firsthand experiences of women with non-conforming gender and/or sexual orientations living in Lebanon. These women's prospects for an equal opportunity at a dignified and free living have been controlled and limited by state, social, and educational institutions, medical professionals, and even their own families.