ah, some one who was always fought for societal change and lebanon is the journalist giovanna hud dodd. her work is breaking taboos. that was the well, the plan i'm going to have a small kind of exercises like award has got to be at una, i mean, it is a long coming out with governor homosexuality is a criminal offense here. but there is a small l g, b, t i q plus community. but most people just conceal their sexuality. more often coming out leads to expulsion from the family. the writers romana hud supports the activists and organizers regular events such as this one. okay, always she might have like okay, firstly hello again and turn out. i'm really glad you're all here. you know what? i certainly don't need to say it again, but i will, an you're now in a place where there are no judgments. so lucky a winner. she said there's nothing negative here yet. hope there's just a lot of love, an unconditional acceptance for all of you. got it. and now, oh, so this is what's going to happen in the motto of our meeting is to come out or not to come out to come. what does that mean for us to get

those giovanna joins us now . live from bank that and also listening to that televised address. it sounds like any hope of a ton of a negotiated resolution to this is still quite distant. certainly the shia cleric making it very no well known and clear that he's not interested in talking to anyone at this point. he wants the current parliament to be dissolved and new elections to be held. of course, the iraqi population went to the polls last october, and that is when the federal southern party gains the most votes, most seats and parliament with $73.00 out of $329.00 seats within the iraqi parliament. but still he failed to manage to form coalitions that would allow him to elect a new prime minister and form a government. this is where things are now. and since last saturday, southern supporters have stormed with a storm into the green zone and took over the iraqi parliament. and they've been occupying it ever since. they say they don't want parliament to hold any sessions to with their worry that they will possibly nominate a candidate for the position of the prime minister, w