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Tehila (Hebrew: תהל"ה Tehila, lit.: "praise, adoration"; an acronym of: תמיכה להורים של לסביות, הומוסקסואלים, ביסקסואלים/יות, וטרנסג'נדרס, Temicha LeHorim Shel Lesbiyut Homoseksualim Biseksualim/iot VeTransjenders, lit.: "Support for the Parents of homosexuals, bisexuals, and transgender people") is a mutual support group in Israel for parents of LGBT people.[1] The organizations activities include operating support groups, telephone help lines, and a website, as well as publishing and distributing supportive information.
Founded | 1989, Tel Aviv, Israel |
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Focus | Support group, Advocacy, Campaigning |
Area served | Israel |
Website | www.tehila.org.il |
The organization is based on the principles of and is very similar to the American organization PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).[2]
Tehila was founded in 1989.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Cnaan Liphshiz (17 April 2009). "Israeli, Canadian activists slam director for boycotting local gay film festival]". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Not such an Awful Secret, World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews, Jill Cartwright Archived September 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Official website (in Hebrew) with small English section