Israel’s High Court of Justice unanimously ruled on Thursday that same-sex couples are eligible to adopt children.
The verdict was reached by three presiding justices following a petition, which argued that Section 3 of the Adoption Law must be interpreted so LGBT couples would be eligible to adopt within the scope of the existing law.
Look at that. Even a genocidal ethnostate is more progressive on LGBT+ issues than Republicans.
You use the word “Republicans”, which indicates that you understand, to some level, that a country can have more than one political party. The next logical step would be realizing that this principle can apply to countries other than the United States. Can you do it?
Okay? But I was talking about Republicans in the U.S. so why would I do that?
I think they’re insinuating that Israel isn’t a monolith either.
I have always thought that Israel isn’t pro-LGBT+, but instead just doing pinkwashing in order to get support from western countries.
You’ve clearly never been to Tel Aviv
Given that at least 95% of Lemmy hasn’t been to Tel Aviv, can you enlighten us?
It’s extremely LGBTQ friendly. They host one of the largest pride parades in the world as well.
Can you please include the country in the post title.
Fantastic!
Next, end apartheid and occupation!! 😍🌈
As an avid Palestine supporter, I gotta say the news is not about that, and bringing it up out of context is just the means to hijack attention to the position we’re all already aware of.
This piece of news is good, regardless of the conflict. Might be a little weird for them to focus on that right now, might be a political game, but it is good regardless.
My congratulations to Israeli LGBTQ+ community.
Discussion of apartheid is definitely out of context in response to news about ending former discrimination. /s
With Israeli obsession with children and family, it is extremely hard for LGBT, or any other couples to adopt - they have to prove they have the means to raise up these kids - both material and psychological.
What is the alternative? Do they stay with foster families?
I’m just curious. I know nothing about adoption in the US much less Israel. I have to think there’d be some kind of principle of least harm and some evidence-based policies.
You don’t even have to allow Jewish couples to adopt in the U.S. if you’re a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency.
https://apnews.com/article/religion-lawsuits-tennessee-nashville-58900a55eb9344d4a51143325fa609c3
Meanwhile Israel remains the biggest killer of LGBTQ+ Palestinians.
This is the same Israeli court that has ruled against Netanyahu multiple times, and which he has been desperately trying to delegitimize for fear of eventually going to prison. What Israel is doing is terrible, and we also shouldn’t automatically dismiss progressive voices in Israel just because they are Israeli. There is a large percentage of Israel that does not support Netanyahu or the genocide he has undertaken
Sadly, even with the most recent conflict, that’s almost certainly not true.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Ahmad_Abu_Murkhiyeh
Israel has special visa/work permit/asylum process for LGBT Palestinians. I would bet there’s more gay and out Palestinians in Israel than there are in Palestine.
Gaza/Hamas are especially awful relative to the West Bank.
Im not sure straight Palestinians are getting a pass.
When they murder 1700 LGBTQ+ people, then we can talk.
What?
Source?
8% of the world’s population identifies as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
Israel has killed 21,000 Palestinians in Gaza. Assuming the same percentage, that is 1680 people who identified themselves as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
In the 20 years of Hamas rule, they have not killed 1680 people in Gaza for being gay.
Cool so source is “I am guessing”
Are you denying that Israel killed 21000 people?
Are you asserting that 8% of the population of Gaza is LGBT?
This literally makes no sense at all.
It’s a bad assumption. Anyone found to be gay in Gaza was already killed by their family or public stoning. The percentage there is going to be significantly lower than any average.
1700 killings? You got a source for that?
Well we know your numbers are made up, so I can’t source your imaginary numbers
21,000 dead is not made up.
A huge deal was made one gay guy was killed for being gay last year. Its doubtful they were killing thousands or people would’ve similarly noticed.
It was a huge deal because he made it out of the west bank alive and was outspoken. Plenty more people that did not have such luck.
No, that would be the Palestinians. They will stone anyone discovered to be gay.
How convenient! There’s now thousands of orphans looking for homes!
Would be wild if hamas anounce the same…
They could start by not stoning anyone discovered to be gay.
You’re being downvoted, but you’re right.
Just because the people Hamas govern are having atrocities committed against them does not exempt Hamas, or Palestinians, from criticism. Especially not in matters unrelated to conflict.
I’m not gonna congratulate Israel for doing the right thing while they’re also committing genocide
