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Last edited: November 24, 2007
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Palestine
- Statute: Unknown
- Penalty:
- Restrictions:
It is unclear if sodomy is illegal in Palestine. The social taboo is
overwhelming and there have not been reports in the press of anyone being
charged with sodomy. Homosexuals are routinely murdered by their families, or
escape to Israel or other countries.
News
- We Are Palestinian,
We Are Women and We Are Gay - By AFP in SAFW News, May 16, 2007
Battling against a deeply patriarchal society, Arab Israeli and
Palestinian lesbians are uniting to break the taboo of homosexuality and
politicise the right to be female and gay.
- West
Bank Gays More at Home in Israel - San
Francisco Chronicle, February 5, 2007
- Gay Man Criticizes Palestinian Society - October 22, 2004
- Gay Pride: an Otherworldly Night in Jerusalem
- June 21, 2004
- Gays Attacked at Palestinian Protest - May
16, 2004
- Palestinian Gays Seek Safety in Israel
- January 15, 2004
- For Homosexual Palestinians, Israel Is
Their Best Shot at Safety - December 24, 2003
- Gays Under Occupation: Help Save the
Life of Fuad Moussa - November 26, 2003
- Twice
Oppressed - November 3, 2003
- Palestinian Gays Flee to Israel - October 22,
2003
- Palestinian Gay Runaways Survive on Israeli
Streets - September 17, 2003
- ‘Death Threat’ To Palestinian Gays -
March 6, 2003
- Refugee Status - The
New Republic Magazine, August 20, 2002
Editorials
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