Liane (pronounced La-yan) (she/her) is from Amman, Jordan. She is a 3rd generation displaced Christian Palestinian with familial roots in Jerusalem and Haifa. She has been residing in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) since 2002. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a minor in Business Administration (2006) and a Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion (2018). Since 2019, she has been working at Nova Scotia Health, Mental Health and Addictions as a Health Promoter. Most of her work revolves around social connection and community mental wellness advocacy for the 2SLGBTQIA+ and newcomer communities. In 2020, she co-founded UNtoxicated (un-tox-i-cated) Queers with her friend Patrick. UQ is a harm-reduction sober support group for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community who are in recovery from addiction, it is part support group and part sober events. As UQ, they successfully advocated for Halifax Pride to set up a sober tent during the evening events at the 2022 Pride festival!

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In her free time, I enjoy playing basketball, swimming and have recently taken up karate (she’s a brown belt now)! As well, I founded Queer Arabs of Halifax in 2015 and have since found my chosen family and community.