Tehila ( ''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
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
for parents of
LGBT
LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The gro ...
people. The organizations activities include operating
support group
In a support group, members provide each other with various types of help, usually nonprofessional and nonmaterial, for a particular shared, usually burdensome, characteristic. Members with the same issues can come together for sharing coping str ...
s, telephone help lines, and a website, as well as publishing and distributing supportive information.
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).
Not such an Awful Secret
World Congress of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Jews, Jill Cartwright
Tehila was founded in 1989.
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LGBTQ culture in Tel Aviv
LGBTQ organizations based in Israel
LGBTQ family and peer support groups
Organizations based in Tel Aviv
1989 establishments in Israel
Organizations established in 1989