HDC Global Community - Bertho Makso tells why Lebanon is the place to be in 2010

Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2 million inhabitants. It's a cultural melting pot mixing traditions of European, Mediterranean and Middle Eastern groups and is tipped as an up and coming Gay Tourism Hot Spot.

The Lebanese LGBT community and IGLTA represented by Bertho Makso, the Ambassador of the IGLTA for Lebanon and the Arab World, are glad to invite you to attend the 2010 IGLTA's Symposium, which will be held from October 13th through the 18th in Beirut, Lebanon.

The event offers a unique opportunity for you to get to know Beirut, one of the hottest tourism spots in the Middle East.

During this Symposium we will take the opportunity to introduce you to the diverse LGBT Arabian communities and we will be having among us representatives from around the region.

Click here to listen the the Hump Day Crew's interview with Bertho Makso.

Further information and booking, please contact Lebanon@iglta.org or visit http://www.beirut2010.com/

HDC Global Community - Bertho Makso talks Gay Lebanon

Homosexuality remains a crime in Lebanon, but the country is unusual and unique among Arab-majority nations in that it has a small internal gay rights movement. This is leading to a gay life in places like Beirut which are quietly flourishing.

Lebanon may not be somewhere that first springs to mind when you are planning your next holiday but after a chat with Bertho Makso you may think differently. It's sound like a safe and inviting place that is finding new life without loosing it's traditions and culture. Travelling can open up your eyes, and your mind, to new people, new ways of living and you ways of thinking. If this is what travel means to you then maybe you should consider a trip to Lebanon.

Click here to listen to the interview with Bertho Makso.

Check out www.lebtour.com for your guide to Lebanon, Syria & the Middle East.