Lebanon’s LGBT community has had a similar journey. The crackdown reignited long-running debates within Lebanon’s LGBT community between those who want to celebrate Pride and those who say the focus is still needed on activism and protest to force change. He said the focus has to always be on the security and safety of the LGBT community, particularly the most vulnerable. Elias was dismissive of the divisions in the LGBT community. Then with a change out of the Coxxx persona, Elias was back on stage for the lip-sync category.

Source: National Post May 27, 2018 10:18 UTC