BEIRUT — Caught up in the war in Lebanon, Lamis resisted leaving her apartment even after Israel ordered evacuations. She feared for her life but as a trans woman and Syrian immigrant, she had nowhere to go.
“All the shelters in Beirut demand a Lebanese ID, and make it clear the priority is for Lebanese families,” Lamis, 26, said. Being trans made things even more difficult. “I couldn’t even show my Syrian ID, which states that I was born a male, which puts me under the worst bullying and molestation,” she said. So she slept on a sidewalk for four nights until a local nonprofit finally took her in.
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