In a documentary first broadcast on Israeli television in October 2010 , Skaat stated that he is gay . The statement came after years of public speculation about Skaat 's sexual orientation and after a controversial public outing by Israeli film producer and gay activist , Gal Uchovsky , after Skaat performed at a July 2010 memorial to mark the one-year anniversary of an attack on a Tel Aviv gay youth center . His partner is Idan Roll , a model , a lawyer and politician
attack on a Tel Aviv gay youth center
2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting
Harel Skaat