FILE - Rainbow-colored bracelets are displayed at a restaurant during the launch event of Beirut Pride week, in Beirut, Lebanon, May 12, 2018. Rights groups in Lebanon have blasted the authorities of cracking down on activists and marginalized communities. Most recently, the Lebanese Interior Ministry in June 2022, called on security forces to shut down events promoting LGBTQ rights following complaints from religious officials. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)