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Wherever I am, I'm always away. Blogger, former associate editor at @972mag. PhD student in History at @UVA. Recovering Israel-Palestine transplant. Zelda fan.
Jun 8, 2018 7 tweets 1 min read
With Tel Aviv's annual LGBTQ carnival underway, some reminders:
There is no same-sex marriage in Israel
Religious Zionist rabbis regularly incite against the queer community
Bills to improve LGBTQ rights continually fail to pass
Gay "conversion therapy" is still a thing in Israel Another reminder: the fact that the Israeli gov't throws piles of money at putting on an annual gay circus doesn't make Israel a queer haven