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About 100,000 turn out in London for pro-Palestine rally (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Didn't know all those queers were moving to Palestine

And since it is illegal to be queer in Judaism as well, are they not allowed to take a side or voice their opinion?

[-] praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It's not illegal to be queer in Israel. Israel is not theocratic. Judaism, although differs to some degree, is on the more accepting part of the spectrum. It is also not illegal per se in Palestine as well but they often go to Israel to escape from very real threats from their family or the police. Israel is the only country where pride parade is held in the Middle East. Hamas, on the other hand, executes queer people very openly.

It’s difficult to separate information about Palestinian gays from the Israeli gay scene. Since Palestine is a very homophobic culture many Palestinian gays and lesbians are forced against their cultural and religious will to hide in Israel where homosexuality is much more acceptable and, indeed, protected. Three stories are presented here about gay living and loving in these two lands torn by tribal warfare.

From GlobalGayz.com

By many metrics, Israel is considered a trailblazer on LGBTQ issues. Openly gay Israelis have been permitted to serve in the military since the early 1990s, nearly two decades before the U.S. military formally permitted gays to serve openly.

From myjewishlearning.com

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago

Can you guys just go back to reddit already?

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