What It Really Means to Be Queer and Palestinian in Israel and the West Bank
LGBTQ Palestinians in Haifa enjoy a supportive community while fighting the occupation. In East Jerusalem, they escape to the Jewish side of the city. And across the Green Line, living authentically is more complicated
In recent years, the Palestinian LGBTQ community has deeply shaken its society’s conservative norms and traditional core, in both Israel and the West Bank. From city to city, a chain of cultural and communal phenomena has appeared: from raising the rainbow flag in Haifa’s German Colony to LGBTQ graffiti in the alleyways of Ramallah. This has prompted a new conversation, one about sexual and gender identity, alongside the Palestinian national struggle and the desire to break off from Israel – all while preserving the gains the LGBTQ community has made within the Green Line.
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