always good...

it is always good to gain new rights... specially in this country. israel is a weird place, u can see two guys kissing in the middle of the day in the street...but only in tel aviv, if u leave this city and do that...well, i don't even want to think what could happen...
yet, there is this permanent fight between religious and non religious. i understand that one of the things that make this country special, is the fact that it's a jewish state, a place for jews from all over the world to feel safe and home. i won't discuss now my feelings on that "principle", but i would say i feel israel is also a democracy. between all the democratic values i can quote i'll go now for equality of rights, more specifically LGTB rights. i'm a realistic person (u may even say pessimistic sometimes), i don't think for example gay israelis will be able to get married under israeli law (at least while religious groups are so powerful in government). but i have to be honest too, i didn't think that the attorney general would rule in favor of same sex couples' eligibility to adopt...and here we are. i have to say i was happy to read the article, but what worries me sometimes are the talk backs. we all know it is full of people against, of extremists, yada, yada... it just makes me sad to realize that there is still people around that feel and think that way, people that is raising children and teaching them that hate... at least there are more and more children being raised by same sex parents, parents that can give them love and teach them good values and not to hate the different but to embrace it and be proud. i'm proud today.