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PICTURE: 3rd photo of TLV’s pride campaign released..
The latest of 3 ads released for Tel Aviv pride…
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TORONTO: Two Israeli movies to be showcased at Toronto’s LGBTQ Film Festival
Two Israeli movies to be showcased at this year’s INSIDEOUT festival, Toronto’s LGBTQ Film Festival… REVIEWS TO COME!
Water Wells – Saturday May 26th @ 5:15pm
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Water Wells is a forbidden love story between a teacher, Lea, and her female student, Inka, set in 1940s Israel. As time goes by, Inka yearns to push more boundaries, while Lea’s fears of beingrevealed begin to surface.
Melting away – Monday May 21st @ 6:45pm
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Melting Away is a thoroughly engrossing and heartfelt examination of a family drawn into crisis, which marks the first time in Israeli cinema a film has dealt with parents coming to terms with having a transgender child.
When Schlomo and Galya discover girls’ clothing hidden under the bed of their teenage son Assaf, they lock him out in the rain to teach him a lesson. Distraught by his parent’s reaction, Assaf decides to flee home and begin a new life.Years later when Schlomo is hospitalized with cancer, Galya hires a private detective to track down Assaf. The detective discovers Assaf is now living as Anna, a cabaret singer who works at Maxim Club, the local gay bar. Informed about her father’s worsening condition, Anna decides to visit her dad in the hospital but she panics at the last minute and tells him she’s a nurse sent by the insurance company.
The film follows Anna’s juggling act as she avoids her suspicious mother, counsels her closeted gay friend, Schimi, and tries to crack her father’s tough shell.
Grounded by a captivating performance by Israeli model Hen Yani as Anna, director Doron Eran created this meditation on family and acceptance after hearing about parents who refused to visit their children following the violent attack at the Tel Aviv Gay and Lesbian Community Center in 2009. Melting Away serves as the perfect response from a community looking for new ways to foster understanding and compassion.
Toronto Premiere
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Israel’s IDAHO initiative HAVANA announces series of events + “I’m Also Gay Friendly” video
HAVANA is the name IDAHO takes in Israel. Each year, groups of activists around the country mark the day in various ways, under the impulse of a dedicated team of core IDAHO activists who run the national anti-homophobia HAVANA.org.il website.
The main event will take place at the Tel Aviv Gay Center. An inter organizational committee prepares the evening’s program.
An academic paper contest will take place for the second year running. The minister of education might be present at the awards ceremony.
An academic conference on the subject of transphobia will be held at Tel Aviv-Jaffa College.
“I’m also Gay Friendly”
Mostly in Hebrew… Promo for HAVANA (AKA IDAHO)
VIDEO: Behind the scene of issue 01 of FOD (Tel Aviv’s new Gay Magazine)
F.O.D Magazine is an international lifestyle magazine for the Tel-Aviv gay male community. The magazine is unique in the region, being the only one with up-to-date information on a wide variety of issues of interest to the Israeli gay man.
Online @ http://www.fodmag.com
Facebook @ https://www.facebook.com/FODmag
PICTURES: Tel Aviv gets rainbow sidewalks as city gets ready for biggest pride yet
There is something to say about a city that paints its sidewalks and gives away free pride flags… Tel Aviv is a city like no other, Proud (VERY) and Beautiful!
Minister voices support for same-sex marriage in Israel
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Moshe Ya’alon says country needs to give citizens the right to choose their partner for life
A high-level minister came out in support of same-sex marriage in Israel on Monday.
Speaking to Army Radio Monday morning, Minister of Strategic Affairs Moshe Ya’alon said he believed such decisions were personal and the government should “give people the freedom to choose.”
The former chief of staff, who is often characterized as a hard-liner on security issues, said there was a partial precedent for this, in that the IDF recognized partners of the same sex for the purpose of common-law marriages. Not every personal choice needs to be approved by the rabbinate, said Ya’alon, who sits in the prime minister’s high-level inner cabinet.
Legislation to recognize civilian and gay marriages in Israel that was submitted by MK Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz) will be voted on in the Knesset later this week.
Last week, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz said he didn’t think Israel would approve such a measure, but he himself would reconsider his position on gay marriage.
The topic of gay marriages made headlines recently when President Barack Obama spoke out openly in favor of the issue. On Monday, Newsweek called Obama America’s first gay president.
All marital affairs within the state are currently controlled by the religious establishments — Jews marry through the rabbinate, while Christian and Muslim citizens can tie the knot at their religious institutions.
Because of this status quo there are a few groups who can’t legally get married in Israel, including members of the gay community who aren’t recognized by any official religious institution in the country.
Common-law marriages have been recognized for specific monetary purposes, and civil marriages from abroad are recognized retroactively by the authorities, meaning gay marriages that take place outside Israel are recognized by the state.
The push for full recognition and official civil marriages within Israel has been ongoing for years, but it has yet to pass the test of legislation.
Source: Times of Israel