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Steve
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Location: London, England
Registered: November 2006
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because I was not certain whether it would be of any real interest to most people on the MB. Timmy has encouraged me to post. You may recall that about a month ago three cities in Israel held separate Pride Parades (Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv and Haifa). The fall-out from these parades (particularly the one in Jerusalem) has been very positive. The media gave these parades (and their social meaning) great prominence; several ads have started appearing on TV that seem 'gay-orientated'; many people seem to be willing to talk publicly and positively about the 'lesbi-gay community'. It was announced on TV that a gay youth movement has been formed. One newspaper had a 15-page spread (!) devoted entirely to the 'coming out' of religious gays: they have formed a Message Board on the Internet and are challenging the religious establishment to find ways to accomodate them. I am certain that they are not going to go away...
However, my hesitation was in reproducing part of another newspaper article. You must bear in mind that, while it is very positive, the article was written for and Israeli readership. I found the section which deals with the treatment of gays within the Palestine Authority to be quite harrowing, and this is the main reason why I have reproduced the article here for you.
The first response to this posting is the article itself. Please do comment.
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