>For Boy Toy's friend looking for info on queer positivity in Israel:

>I would recommend directing questions to:

>The Society for the Protection of Personal Rights for Lesbians, Gay Men
>and Bisexuals in Israel
>POB 37604
>Tel Aviv 61375 Israel

>(in Hebrew, in case your friend wishes to address an inquiry in Hebrew:
>Ha-aguda li-shmirat zkhuyot ha-prat lema'an lesbiyot, homoseksualim
>u-biseksualim b-yisrael
>T. D. 37604)

>This is the umbrella social and political organization in Israel.

>It also operates a queer community center (the only one in the Middle
>East) at 28 Nahmani St., Tel Aviv.  They also have many other programs;
>some of the relevant ones may include: Israel Hospitality (home
>accomodation at "extremely reasonable rates" for queers visiting from
>abroad; Haifa Group (social/cultural events); Negev Group (ditto).

>Phone number: Sorry, my Israeli gay magazines are on loan, so the only
>number I can find is the White Line ("information and counselling hotline
>for gays/lesbians/bisexuals, their families and friends"): 03-292797.  No
>doubt they can give your friend the SPPR's phone number.

>Be-hatzlakha,

>Richard "Tzahi" Isaac
>Seattle