The Palestinian gay and lesbian community has yet to leave the closet, but it's on its way. Today it's possible to go to parties of gays from the Occupied Territories and see young residents of the West Bank perform drag. They have not told their mother about this, but one day they intend to conquer the entire Palestinian Authority.
This article first appeared in the Hebrew edition of the Haaretz weekend magazine and was translated by the Alternative Information Center – www.alternativenews.org .
*Liad Kantorowicz, who grew up in Israel and the United States, is a writer and a sex worker. She is a member of "Coalition of Women for a Just Peace" and "Anarchists Against the Wall."
It is a long article so, here is the link:
http://alternativenews.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=428&Itemid=1