Nutty Cortez
Dummy (D) NY
The Palestinian Authority is banning all LGBT members from activities in the West Bank.https://t.co/uh6qbXWGb3
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) August 18, 2019
The pro-gay and pro-Palestine group Al-Qaws for Sexual & Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society recently hosted an event in Nablus, and in response, the Palestinian Authority, which governs the Palestinian territory, has “banned members of the LGBTQ community from carrying out any activities in the West Bank.” A spokesperson for the Palestinian police told the Jerusalem Post that the group’s activities were “harmful to the higher values and ideals of Palestinian society” and suggested that the police will identify and detain those behind the gay rights activism. Some members of Al-Qaws now fear for their lives.