Lebanese LGBT+ activists and their allies have expressed dismay after videos appeared of a newly-elected MP vowing to stand against increasing LGBT+ rights when elected to parliament. Waddah Sadek, a businessman with connections to the government, won a seat in parliament after running on the opposition Beirut al-Taghyir (Beirut Change) list for Lebanon’s general elections, which took place on 15 May. While some Lebaneseincluded Sadek in their congratulatory messages to progressive candidates, others pointed to comments he made to interviewers asking him about LGBT+ rights while he campaigned …