Slowly... but it seems to be going in the right direction

[eumelia]

Well, I finally found some good, not-so-foreboding News this morning.

The Israeli Welfare Minister is launching a new policy that will allow same-sex couples to adopt without the need for one of the parents to be the biological parents!

*cheers*

Links: Hebrew article, English article.

*mutters*I will not go into a rage if the Knesset shelves it, I will not go into a rage if the Knesset shelves it, I will not go into a rage if the Knesset shelves it*mutters*

And for a little rain on this teeny-tiny Gay Parade - Now the state should work on separating itself from the Rabbinical council so that marriage ceases to be controlled by the religious institution and mixed marriages, same-sex marriages etc. can finally be, you know legal! And maybe not force people to enter into marriage so that they can get more tax reliefs.

I hope you all enjoyed my mixed feelings about Israeli Social Policy.

Comments

[lotus82.livejournal.com]

Cheers for the first bit of news!

And I'm holding my fingers crossed for the Rabbinical curt getting its ass kicked. Too late for John and I - we're flying to Cyprus in February, having decided we do not want the humiliation of Rabanut and having to prove we're actual Jews - but better late than never.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Mazal Tov!

Will you have a fancy wedding here after you get married in Cyprus? That's what my sister did.

[lotus82.livejournal.com]

We're having a wedding - and define "fancy" =)

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Fancy as in a bunch of guests, hired hall, catering, dress, nervous breakdown ;)

The works.

[lotus82.livejournal.com]

Oh, then yes, fancy =) But you know, a wedding can cost 40K, or it could cost 100K, or even 500K... My brother's cost 100K, with only 180 guests in attendance, and that means BLOODY FUCKING EXPENSIVE SHIT. Sister-in-law wanted "something special"...

[azundris (from livejournal.com)]

Speaking for myself, I think I'll be quite content if my *spouse* qualifies as "someone special." :)

[lotus82.livejournal.com]

Exactly! My sentiments precisely. When my mother started getting on my back because we haven't seen as many wedding halls as they did, or because my dress isn't as fancy/expensive, I told her that what matters to me is that I get to be with John, and everything else is just decorations.

[aesiron.livejournal.com]

Congrats. Unsurprisingly, it's ambiguous as hell and pretty schizophrenic over here.

[eumelia.livejournal.com]

Yup, hopefully the Rabbinical council will fuck off when it comes to this law coming into play.