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West Bank gays more at home in Israel West Bank gays find social life in Israel

Started by LostInTime, February 05, 2007, 07:33:48 AM

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February 05, 2007, 07:33:48 AM
They fear new wall will trap them where their lifestyle is taboo

The country's army, the Israel Defense Force, has many dozens of openly gay high-ranking officers who, like all gay soldiers in its ranks, are treated equally by order of the government. The Supreme Court has ruled that gay couples are eligible for spousal and widower benefits.

"Nearly all mainstream television dramas in Israel regularly feature gay storylines. When transsexual Dana International won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest as Israel's representative, 80 percent of polled Israelis called her 'an appropriate representative of Israel.' "
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