Author

Omar Fattal

As a psychiatrist, advocate, public health leader, and community organizer, I have a long personal and professional commitment to advancing health equity. I have worked in public health for over a decade, and currently serve as the Deputy Medical Director at the Office of Behavioral Health at NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal health system in the United States. In 2012, I co-founded the Lebanese Medical Association for Sexual Health (LebMASH), and continue to serve on the organization’s board. Through landmark research, evidenced-based trainings, and informed advocacy, LebMASH has emerged as one of the most influential voices for health equity with LGBTQ+ and other marginalized groups in Lebanon and across the Arab region.

Comment Economics & Policy
The case to end sexual orientation change efforts in Lebanon

by Omar Fattal & Suha Ballout November 9, 2018

by Omar Fattal & Suha Ballout November 9, 2018

Homosexuality is part of the natural spectrum of human identity and is not a disease, a disorder, or an illness to be treated or “fixed.” However, there is a plethora …

With Munza in the Bekaa

July 4, 2024

Omar Fattal

Omar Fattal

The case to end sexual orientation change efforts in Lebanon

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