How the palestinians treat gay people ? do they allow gay parades like in israel ?

@ Jazzy - If # 2 is correct, then how did you find out about #1? "From my travels in the Arab world I learned 3 things: 1. The percentage of gays is astonishing 2. They need to be closeted because of a very harsh social and cultural condemnation"

The thing is, they really don't think about gays! Because normal human beings don't have such sick homosexual mentality as israelis do! most of israeli guys are gay can u imagine what kind of society is this? if you're looking for "gay bars" you can try tel aviv, the capital city of gays, that's the only thing they're famous for, at least!

- The punishment for pre-maritial sex for Muslims in a Muslim country depends on whether the person is married or not, but yes there is a punishment and a severe one. And to be honest, it's of great social and health benefit, but you can't see that because you're thinking with your 2 inch penis. - I don't know about that but dating isn't forbidden as long as it is just a way for the couple to know each other before getting married and as long as they do not have sex. - A better question to ask would be if people there have houses to live in safely... And by the way, Islam doesn't discriminate gay people, it TREATS them like they are sick with a social-mental disease but considers them humans with rights just like everyone else; unlike Christians and Jews who insult gay people because their books consider them infidels; talk about hypocrisy. Islam applies punishments on gay people only if they were caught having sex, given they are Muslims. That as the Islamic side to it.. Want me to look up the Torah now? Oh and tell me, when was the last time you heard of foreign tourists willing to go to Gaza in the first place, unless they're suicidal ofcourse. But let's assume there were a foreign couple in Gaza; they're allowed to hold hands, Palestinian couples probably hold hands aswell, it's not a big deal. Regarding kissing in public, culturally, it's a bit unusual but acceptable. And the thing is, you're acting like Israel is all that open and free. Reality says otherwise.

There is no punishment for premarital sex in Palestine. there is no sharia law in Palestine. Mob mentality maybe in some cases, but there is no "crime" of adultery nor homosexuality. HOWEVER, people living in the West Bank (and this includes settlers) are less tolerant and there have been hate crimes. Israel is more tolerant on the whole. BUT it has its moments too. Remember homosexuality is strictly forbidden in the Torah; Fundamentalists from Christian, Muslim AND Judaism view it as an aberration and a sin against God. As for kissing in public, no I wouldn't recommend it, and as I was saying, that includes settlements. There are some places in Israel I wouldn't recommend too. There are some places in the USA (Utah comes to mind) where I wouldn't recommend it either.

What's up with all this gayness??? I'm actually a moderate (extremely moderate) muslim, but f@gs and zionists are not looked upon favorably by me. 1. I don't think anything. I mean it's not Saudi Arabia. Perhaps jail time, but maybe that wouldn't work b/c if Palestinians don't have homes, why would they have jails lol.... I don't think Palestinians are worrying about these problems atm, they're just trying to live. 2. They could if they want, but it's not looked upon favorably. Depends how moderate the family is though. Like for me, I wouldn't wanna get engaged first without knowing the dude completely, He'd at least have to ask my parents if he could take me out and than they'd be ok with it. 3. I HOPE NOT. I HIGHLY DOUBT. EWWWWWWWWW.... WHY? WHY? WHY are there such nasty abominations???

Don't listen to the answer of <curious1> because it's simply not true. First, there are no gay bars in the west bank, and to be honest, being a gay is considered as something disgusting although there are no law against gays, and if two gays caught doing it in public they're not going to "be killed", they'd go to jail maximum. Second, about adultery and premarital sex. Although it's not common, some people do it. Don't forget that there are christian Palestinians, and some muslims who are not religious so they do whatever they want but NOT in public. Third, young palestinians do date in public and make friends especially at universities, but they don't go as far as having sex, in most cases. And yes, they can hold hands in public, but kissing is not common. Foreign tourists can hold hands, but they understand that kissing is something uncommon in the arab culture.

Palestinians are not really concerned about gay people. They are more concerned about dying as a people.

Without going into too much detail, let me just say that the Palestinians are not as far as other people when it comes to LGBT rights. The punishments for adultery and pre-marital sex have nothing to do with gay people. I'm straight, and am capable of committing both (though, while capable, I'd never resort to adultery). However, to answer your question, I will say that, while I am unaware of the actual law in the West Bank, I have to say that it might be ignored in practice from my prospective. There are cases of honor killings of women that are not seriously investigated, and while I have no doubt there are people that have pre-marital sex in the West Bank, I would also imagine that society would seriously condemn them (especially the woman) way past an embarrassing point. In the West Bank, under their "ideal Islamic" society, I'd doubt Hamas would tolerate that. Throwing in the LGBT factor, I'd say that adultery isn't that bad for them, since non-adultery in this case is abhorred anyway, and pre-marital sex with the same sex is also a no-no to Palestinians. It's been recorded in both parts abuses towards them from both official parties. In terms of dating, I'd think that's also a no. Simply: Consider dating a Jew. I don't think that a lot of them could get away with that. In Gaza, once again, Hamas-influenced society would frown upon it in the best case scenario. As for gay bars: I highly doubt it. That'll be a NO in Gaza, and a probably, mostly likely not in the West Bank. The nearest one is in Jerusalem, an Israeli establishment. As for gay prides: I know Israel has at least 3. I don't think that Palestinian society would ever allow one. In short, I don't think the Palestinian people treat the gays very well. I'd go as far as to say sub-human treatment in many cases where physical abuse and death are involved. Edit: In Judea in Samaria, I would imagine there are plenty in places for a man and a woman who are married to kiss and be fine. Gay couples should stay away from that. In Hamas, the men and women shouldn't touch. That's not what I would do, as even that carries to much risk, so gays should absolutely abstain from it when in Gaza.

although sharia law is not in place in gaza or the west bank, just google this topic and you will see new story after news story of honour killings. it is still forbidden for a non married girl to even speak to a male who is not a member of her family. in fact there are several christian and jewish organisations inside of israel who hide muslim girls who have run away terrified for their lives, and most of those girls are under the age of 20. as for gays... muslims believe that there are no muslim homosexuals, that they simply do not exist, therefore they do not think about them.