Gay chat jericho, palestine

This blog aims to unpack a recent ruling from the Israeli district court concerning the eligibility of an LGBTQ Palestinian to seek refuge under the Refugee Convention. This issue is of tremendous importance, as LGBTQ Palestinians are a vulnerable group within the Palestinian community, in terms of social acceptance and also, at times, their personal security and dignity. The LGBTQ community often faces the dangers of violence and persecution and with insufficient protection by the authorities, and in fact at times it is even the authorities themselves who pressure to expose the identities of LGBTQ Palestinians. Abualsaid , the dangers the community face are still prominent, significant, widespread and of grave consequences.

Haneen Maikey from the Palestinian queer group Al Qaws was in Amsterdam in June talking about their struggles for sexual emancipation and against the Israeli occupation. Alex de Jong spoke with her about being queer and Palestinan and the queer contribution to the Palestinian liberation movement for the Dutch newspaper Grenzeloos. Instead, the focus is on our supposed victim-hood, not on our accomplishments. That is one of the reasons we feel its important to talk about our experiences in meetings like this one or a recent speaking tour I did in the United States.

Drop Site News has changed his name to protect him from retaliation. They hit it off and were chatting for a few hours before Adham shared that he was a university student in the West Bank. That prompted the user to share his thoughts on several professors at the university who had recently drawn attention for voicing pro-Palestine views. It feels weird at first.

A few months back I had the pleasure of meeting Tomer Aldubi and was delighted to find out how much we had in common! A queer Israeli, Tomer has committed himself to fighting antisemitism — and embracing the arts! Writing his own first! Written and directed by Tomer, the play is based on research and testimonials collected by Tomer whilst working with asylum-seeking queer Palestinians in Israel.