This is for gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender “GLBT” Middle Eastern who may feel afraid or ashamed to be who they are, and to express their love, felling for their partner or someone of the same sex. The purpose of this is to promote love between all people of all sexual orientations, and for gays and lesbians to not be afraid to show their “true colors”

Please join us on Wednesday October 14, 2009, 6.30pm-8.00pm at Affirmation in Ferndale, LGBT center “Affirmation located at Affirmations | 290 West 9 Mile Road | Ferndale, MI   48220

*“Sarina Paris”

Religious Knesset members convene in bid to thwart Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem

A group of mostly religious and ultra-Orthodox Knesset members convened at parliament Wednesday, declaring that “the Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem is intolerable.”

The pride parade in the capital is scheduled to be held on June 20th, prompting the MKs to convene in a bid to thwart it.

The special meeting included MKs from National Union-NRP, Shas and from United Torah Judaism. The National Union-NRP’s Uri Ariel, who initiated the meeting, was disappointed by the absence of Arab MKs and by the presence of only one secular Knesset member. (more…)