You won't see this anywhere else on this part of the world! Interesting that Avigdor Lieberman supports civil unions.
Last update - 06:03 27/04/2009
Gay and lesbian couples to wed at Tel Aviv pride parade
By Noah Kosharek The 11th annual Tel Aviv Gay Pride parade this summer will feature an event organizers believe to be the first ever for such an event anywhere in the world and certainly in Israel - two weddings, one of a gay couple and one of a lesbian pair.
A campaign will be launched on the Web site gogay.co.il seeking couples interested in being wed as part of the event to submit their candidacy.
A committee at the city's gay community center will determine which two couples will participate in the historic event.
"The idea began with the thought that in the framework of the
centennial celebrations, we wanted to do something substantive and deep to advance the community's agenda," said Yaniv Weizman, the adviser to Tel Aviv-Jaffa Mayor Ron Huldai on gay affairs and a Rov Ha'ir city council member.
"The idea is to wed both a gay and lesbian couple on one of the stages during the parade," he said, adding that the right to marry stands at the top of the gay community's agenda, particularly as Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party has raised awareness of civil union rights.
"Unfortunately the gay community remains outside the civil union rights Lieberman talks about, and that's why we're here - to demonstrate our will to be included in civil unions," Weizman said.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1081374.html
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