Israelis Hold Gay Pride Rally
From the BBC: "A controversial gay pride rally has taken place in Jerusalem despite calls from religious leaders to ban it." Ultra-Orthodox Jews had opposed the event, saying homosexuality is an abomination in God's eyes. We still don't get the Bible-derived anti-gay logic: God is powerful enough to create the universe, but then gets squeamish about the way in which two consenting adults choose to relate to one another?“A controversial gay pride rally has taken place in Jerusalem despite calls from religious leaders to ban it.” Ultra-Orthodox Jews had opposed the event, saying homosexuality is an abomination in God’s eyes.
WAIT BEFORE YOU GO...BBC:
A controversial gay pride rally has taken place in Jerusalem despite calls from religious leaders to ban it.
About 4,000 gay men, lesbians and civil rights supporters gathered at the Hebrew University stadium.
Security was tight in the city with 3,000 Israeli police drafted in to stop clashes between the demonstrators and orthodox Jews.
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Before I came out, I thought it was normal to “debate” our right to marry or hold a job. Now I know it’s not—at all.
Churning out cheap rainbow swag during Pride Month is about marketing, not supporting LGBTQ+ people.
The law had been in place since 1861, when the country was still a colony of the British empire.
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