Sharon Afek

Sharon Afek

Country

Israel

Occupation

Military, Law

Description

Brigadier-General in the Israeli Army, serving as a lawyer who serves in the Military Advocate General (since 2015). Highest ranking military person to that time to come out as LGBTQ (2017), being the third-highest rank in the military. Lawyer.

Further Reading/Research

• http://www.haaretz.com/.premium-1.671715
• http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Top-IDF-officer-comes-out-of-closet-490289
• http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/05/11/this-is-the-highest-ranking-member-of-the-military-to-ever-come-out/