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New film highlights struggles of gay Palestinians in Israel
Khader Abu Seif’s struggles as a gay Arab Israeli citizen are the subject of his documentary “Oriented,” touted as the first to focus on gay Palestinian citizens.
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Over 100,000 celebrate at Tel Aviv LGBT Pride, region’s biggest
Thousands of bare-chested muscular men, drag queens in heavy makeup and high heels, women in colorful balloon costumes and others partied at Tel Aviv’s annual gay pride parade on Friday, the largest event of its kind in the region.
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Israel OK’s gay Jews to immigrate with non-Jewish same-sex spouses
JERUSALEM — Israel says it will now allow Jews to immigrate to Israel with their non-Jewish same-sex spouses. In a directive publicized Tuesday, Israeli Interior Minister Gideon Saar told immigration authorities not to differentiate between married gay and straight couples. Israeli law grants citizenship to Jews and close non-Jewish relatives who move to Israel.
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More than 100,000 party in Israel at largest LGBT pride in the Middle East
JERUSALEM — Shirtless Israeli men, colorfully dressed drag queens and others partied Friday through central Tel Aviv as tens of thousands of people took part in the city’s annual gay pride parade, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East.
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Israel to lower minimum age requirement for gender reassignment surgery
JERUSALEM, Israel – Israel’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday said it was lowering the the minimum age requirement to be approved for a sex change from 21 to 18.
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Israeli parliament bans discrimination against LGBT youth in schools
JERUSALEM, Israel — The Israeli parliament on Tuesday approved passed a law prohibiting the discrimination in schools against students on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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More than one thousand rally in Tel Aviv to protest recent anti-LGBT violence
TEL AVIV — More than a thousand people marched in the streets of Tel Aviv on Thursday to protest against transphobia and anti-LGBT violence in Israel.
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Gay men in Tel Aviv attacked by group hurling homophobic slurs
TEL-Aviv, Israel — A group of gay and straight friends were violently attacked in Tel Aviv on Saturday by mob of 11 people hurling anti-gay slurs, just one week following a similar attack on a transgender woman.
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Israel city unveils gay Holocaust victims memorial
TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s cultural and financial capital unveiled a memorial Friday honoring gays and lesbians persecuted by the Nazis, the first specific recognition in Israel for non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust.
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Israel border officers in home custody after brutal attack on transgender woman
TEL AVIV, Israel — A group of 11 men have been remanded to home custody after allegedly attacking a transgender woman Saturday morning in Tel Aviv, reported the Daily Ha’aretz.