"This Arab Is Queer: An Anthology by LGBTQ+ Arab Writers"

This ground-breaking anthology features the compelling and courageous memoirs of eighteen queer Arab writers—some internationally bestselling, others using pseudonyms. Here, we find heart-warming connections and moments of celebration alongside essays exploring the challenges of being LGBTQ+ and Arab.

From a military base in the Gulf to loving whispers caught between the bedsheets; and from touring overseas as a drag queen to a concert in Cairo where the rainbow flag was raised to a crowd of thousands, this collection celebrates the true colours of a vibrant Arab queer experience.

Elias Jahshan (he/him) is a Palestinian-Lebanese-Australian journalist and writer. He is a former editor of Star Observer, Australia's longest-running LGBTQ+ media
outlet, and a former board member of the Arab Council Australia. His short
memoir 'Coming Out Palestinian' was anthologised in Arab Australian Other:
Stories on Race and Identity, and he has written freelance for outlets
including The Guardian , SBS Voices, My Kali and The New
Arab. Born and raised in western Sydney, he now lives in London.