In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay stands for a photo in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Catholic and gay, said he created Tarab, a series of parties, beach gatherings and other events for LGBT Arabs and Middle Easterners in New York City. The Tarab program will celebrate its second anniversary with an event May 10. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

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