The 'soldiers of God' who threaten LGBT rights in Lebanon

Three men claiming to be "Soldiers of God" ransacked an installation celebrating LGBT Pride Month in Beirut.
Three men claiming to be "Soldiers of God" ransacked an installation celebrating LGBT Pride Month in Beirut. © 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.