Lebanon Bans Grindr

Lebanon’s Daily Star newspaper has reported that the country’s Telecommunications Ministry has issued a ban on the gay dating app Grindr.

A memo sent from the ministry has directed internet service providers to restrict access to the app and its associated IP address and website.

So far only internet provider Ogero has enacted the ban.

“It seems that the Lebanese government and in particular the Ministry of Telecommunications has no interest in safeguarding freedom of speech and association in Lebanon and has issued a memo on Friday ordering a complete and total ban of Grindr in Lebanon which will slowly start to take effect,” said a spokesperson for the LGBT+ group Helem.

“This is a gross violation of personal rights and freedoms. We were not deterred by previous bans and we shall not be deterred by this one, and we shall always continue our steady and stubborn march towards equality and inclusion.”

The legality of homosexuality in Lebanon is somewhat murky, while the country’s Penal Code forbids sexual acts that “contradict the laws of nature” courts have not convicted consensual acts between adults.

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