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Tel Aviv LGBTQ Center

המרכז העירוני לקהילה הגאה

Formation

2008; 18 years ago

Headquarters

Tchernikhovski Street 22, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

Coordinates

[32°04′22″N 34°46′19″E / 32.072898919551314°N 34.77208190447801°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tel_Aviv_LGBTQ_Center&params=32.072898919551_N_34.772081904478_E_)

Website

[lgbtqcenter.org.il](https://lgbtqcenter.org.il/)

The **Tel Aviv LGBTQ Center** ([Hebrew](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew "Hebrew"): המרכז העירוני לקהילה הגאה, _HaMerkaz HaIroni LaKehila HaGe'a_) is a community center and umbrella organization for the [LGBTQ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT "LGBT") community in Tel Aviv, Israel.[\[1\]](#cite_note-:0-1) The center contains a clinic specializing in LGBTQ healthcare as well as programs for all ages and identities, including social groups, treatment groups, drag shows, and art exhibitions.[\[1\]](#cite_note-:0-1) It is located in a restored _[Bauhaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_City_\(Tel_Aviv\) "White City (Tel Aviv)")_ building in [Meir Park](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meir_Park,_Tel_Aviv "Meir Park, Tel Aviv") at the city center.[\[2\]](#cite_note-:1-2)

The center opened in 2008 and is located at 22 [Tchernikhovski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaul_Tchernichovsky "Shaul Tchernichovsky") Street.[\[3\]](#cite_note-3)[\[2\]](#cite_note-:1-2)

The building currently housing the LGBT Center is at the southern end of Meir Park at the city center, off [King George Street](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_George_Street_\(Tel_Aviv\) "King George Street (Tel Aviv)"). Built in 1920, it was used first as a school and later as a branch of the [Noar HaOved](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noar_HaOved "Noar HaOved") youth movement.

With no surrounding wall or fence, the building opens directly onto the park. The ground floor and terrace include a popular cafe, as well as an auditorium, reception desk and [unisex bathrooms](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_public_toilet "Unisex public toilet"). The three upper floors include a meeting room and several rooms used for community activities, including an indoor playground for toddlers, rehearsal room for theater groups, the offices of several LGBT organizations and a health care clinic of the [Clalit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clalit_Health_Services "Clalit Health Services") HMO, focusing on LGBT needs but open to the general public.

The garden surrounding the building includes a memorial to the victims of the [2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Tel_Aviv_gay_centre_shooting "2009 Tel Aviv gay centre shooting"), and a memorial to LGBT victims of [Nazi persecution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_homosexuals_in_Nazi_Germany_and_the_Holocaust "Persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust").

Decorations for the center's tenth anniversary

The center is a municipal agency, funded by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality, which spent NIS 4 million on the building's refurbishment and conversion. It opened its doors in 2008, following a 2004 survey mapping the needs of the LGBT community. Activities fall under six main categories:

-   Cultural programs including theatre, dance, concerts, etc.
-   Social events
-   Community organizations for LGBT youth, parents of LGBT persons, religious groups, transsexuals, seniors, people with HIV, etc.
-   Support services: legal, medical, psychological aid, hotline, childcare, etc.
-   Learning: lectures and workshops
-   Leisure: enrichment activities. The cafe serves as a safe meeting place

1.  [1](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [2](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) ["About the TLV LGBTQ Center"](https://lgbtqcenter.org.il/about-the-tlv-lgbtq-center/). _המרכז הגאה_. 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
2.  [1](#cite_ref-:1_2-0) [2](#cite_ref-:1_2-1) ["Contact us"](https://lgbtqcenter.org.il/contact-us/). _המרכז הגאה_. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
3.  [↑](#cite_ref-3) ["The Gay Center"](https://www.timeout.com/israel/lgbt/the-gay-center). _[Time Out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Out_\(magazine\) "Time Out (magazine)")_. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2024-05-29.

-   [Official website](https://www.lgbtqcenter.org.il/) (in Hebrew and English)
-   [IGY: The Israel Gay Youth Organization](https://igy.org.il/page.php?id=40) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20191204121355/http://igy.org.il/page.php?id=40) 2019-12-04 at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") (in Hebrew, English, and Arabic)

[32°04′23″N 34°46′21″E / 32.0730°N 34.7725°E](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Tel_Aviv_LGBTQ_Center&params=32.0730_N_34.7725_E_source:wikidata)