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  • PHOTOS: Tel Aviv protest denounces violence against transgender people

    Photos and report by: Oren Ziv and Keren Manor/Activestills.org Approximately 1,000 transgender and LGBTQ activists marched Thursday night along the streets of Tel Aviv to protest transphobic hate crimes. The protest, organized by "Gila - Project for Trans Empowerment," was held following an attack on a trans sex worker two weeks ago in Tel Aviv by eleven men with pepper spray and electric shockers. After their arrest, it was revealed that all eleven were off-duty border policemen. Police officials called the assault a "prank" fueled by "boredom." The protesters marched in the streets of Tel Aviv, denouncing homophobia and hate crimes and reclaiming…

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