If you happen to be deep into Israeli gay club culture, then you probably know all about Uriel Yekutiel. If you aren’t, then prepare to meet the most fabulous drag queen in Israel today. YOUTUBE The host of an Israeli TV show recently presented a story on the 22-year-old Yekutiel by saying he was a […] Continue reading → 
JUST shy of midnight, Shahar Hadar trades his knitted white yarmulke for a wavy blond wig and a pink velvet dress. Cheers greet him in a packed gay bar as he starts to swivel to a Hebrew pop song, his shiny red lips mouthing lyrics that mean more to him than the audience knows: “With […] Continue reading → 
The drag queens of Jerusalem-Palestinian and Israeli-defy politics and social convention in rambunctious displays of heels and makeup as they fall in love with each other in a colorful denial of the darker elements of Jerusalem society. Welcome to the modern Sodom and Gomorrah-and the deeper implications that play out as these divided communities come together against […] Continue reading →