I could be wrong but...

There seem to be a lot more openly gay people in Tel-Aviv than at home. I'd love to know whether it's just a numbers thing? Or if society here is maybe more accepting, so it's a little more apparent? Israel is a relatively young country after all, only 70 or so. Britain, on the other hand, is ...well, I don't know how old it is exactly, but it's pretty damn old. Whatever. I just find the difference interesting.

I Hope They're Lying

I just got an email from AllOut.org

What follows is the first paragraph of that email:

"A woman is raped every 17 seconds in South Africa. Many of the victims of rape in South Africa are lesbians or women who "appear" gay. Some call it "corrective" rape - to turn lesbians straight - but that's not the whole story. These attacks are often a brutal punishment for not behaving like a "real woman" or daring to love who you choose."

I hope they're lying, because that is a terrifying statistic.