Bashar Makhay
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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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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay answers messages on a computer in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Catholic and gay, said he has 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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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 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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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay poses for a photo in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American 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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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay poses for a photo in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Chaldean Catholic and gay, says 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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In this Sunday, May 4, 2014 photo, Bashar Makhay pauses in his apartment in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Makhay, who is Iraqi-American, Chaldean Catholic and gay, says he has 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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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)