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In Lebanon, 'Soldiers of God' threaten the LGBT community and condemn civil marriage

Three men claiming to be "Soldiers of God" ransacked an installation celebrating LGBT Pride Month in Beirut. This is not the first time this group has attempted to intimidate LGBT people in the country. © Jnoud el-Rabb

At the end of June, a widely circulated video showed a floral display, installed for Pride Month in Beirut, being vandalised. The video was shot by the perpetrators themselves, a group who call themselves the "Soldiers of God". This group says they are fighting against civil marriage and the "abuses" committed by the LGBT community in Lebanon.

On June 24, a group of men filmed themselves in front of a rainbow-coloured flower arrangement in the predominately Christian neighbourhood of Achrafieh, Beriut, on Sassine Street. They were reciting verses from the Old Testament. 

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