ALBAWABA – ‘A Heradi teen released after being forcibly hospitalized for being gay’ ran the headline in the Jerusalem Post.
A haredi teenager in #Israel has been released from a psychiatric hospital after it was found that he had been forcibly institutionalized for being #gay.
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) August 19, 2021
Report by @TzviJoffre | #LGBTQ
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The Israeli daily newspapers ran a full feature on the ultra-orthodox Jewish boy who was put in a psychiatric ward for his homosexuality when he health committee ruled he’d be put in hospital.
A judge recently ruled that there were no grounds for keeping in hospital and ordered his release.
#Haredi teen released after being forcibly hospitalized for being gay https://t.co/bNS0Gclzj0
— Religion and State (@religion_state) August 19, 2021
It was clear his family forced him to undergo medical treatment because of taboo surrounding his sexual orientation.
