Sharon Afek
From QueerBio.com
Country
Israel
Birth - Death
1970 -
Occupation
Military, Law
Description
Major General in the Israeli Army, serving as a lawyer who serves in the Military Advocate General (since 2015; formerly Brigadier General). 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/
- https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/israeli-military-appoints-first-ever-out-gay-major-general/#gs.ROs8U2A