Al GAMEA, a non– profit organization, was founded September 2004, after a group of Gay Middle-Eastern friends watched “I Exist”. The documentary inspired them to start an organization to support and provide a safer place for other Middle-Eastern Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender “GLBT” people to either come out to themselves or the community. They began Al-GAMEA (the gathering) and started advocating in the community and continued to brand themselves

 Al GAMEA is a 501(C) 3 public charity