Between Sodom and Eden - A Gay Journey Through Today''s Changing Israel

Informationen zum Autor Lee Walzer Klappentext Astonishingly! Israeli lesbians and gays have been able to achieve many political goals that still elude America's gay community. Israel's Supreme Court has mandated same-sex spousal benefits; the military! which never barred gays to begin with! has removed its last official restrictions; Israel's parliament boasts a Subcommittee for the Prevention of Sexual Orientation Discrimination; and school curricula are gay-friendly -- all of this in a country where religious interests wield extraordinary power and whose identity today is the object of fierce struggle. Between Sodom and Eden! the first book to explore this rapidly changing landscape! is based on interviews with over one hundred Israelis! as well as Palestinians. Lee Walzer explores how! within a decade! Israel has evolved from a society that marginalized homosexuals to one that offers some of the most extensive legal protections in the world. He traces the political! religious! and social factors that make Israel a gay rights trendsetter! examining the interplay between Judaism and homosexuality! the growing prominence of gay themes in Israeli literature! film! music! and television! and the role of the media in advancing lesbian and gay political progress. Zusammenfassung Walzer explores how! within a decade! Israel has evolved from a society that marginalized homosexuals to one that offers some of the most extensive legal protections in the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Together in Pride! Together in Hope: Lesbian and Gay Politics in Israel2. Yotzim m'ha-Aron: Coming Out3. The Personal Is the Political: Judaism and Gay People in Israel4. Gays with Guns: Gays in the Military! Israeli Style5. Media! Culture! and Visibility6. Hereinafter the Boyfriend: Same-sex Families in Israel7. Out on the Farm: Gay Life in the Kibbutzim8. Twice Marginalized: To Be Gay and Palestinian in Israel

Product details

• Authors: Lee Walzer, Walzer Lee
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.03.2000
• EAN: 9780231113953
• ISBN: 978-0-231-11395-3
• No. of pages: 368
• Series: Between Men--Between Women; Between Men-Between Women: Les; Between Men~Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies; Between Men-Between Women: Lesbian and Gay Studies; Between Men Between Women; Between Men Between Women (COUP)
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; Israel, Education, HISTORY / Middle East / General, Relating to lesbians, Relating to Jewish people and groups, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies, Social groups: religious groups and communities, LITERARY CRITICISM / LGBTQ+, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics