My Family

We are

My family

And we are the children of Israeli LGBTQ+ families

Who are we

We are the first generation of children born to LGBTQ+ parents in Israel. We have grown up in the LGBTQ+ community, and our very existence is a proof of its accomplishments.

With that said,

Today, the LGBTQ+ community in Israel is still fighting for full equality of rights and the legal ability to create a family. 

The community’s fight for equality has been ongoing since the 1970’s, and despite many hard-fought achievements, it still faces severe discrimination in Israeli law. The various legal impairments leave children and parents without legal protection of their relationships, sometimes for their entire life. 

For this reason, as well as many others, we decided to establish “My Family” as the first Israeli organization of its kind.

Our Goal

Our goal is to create a safe space for children of LGBTQ+ families in Israel, and to use our voice and unique point of view to join the fight for equality for our families and the community we grew up in.

We aspire to do this by working on two fronts: 

  1. Focusing on advocacy, research, and lobbying efforts so as to bring forth a unique voice to the LGBTQ+ community and its fight for equal rights, while advancing the interests of LGBTQ+ families as a cohesive family structure. 
  2. Providing support and space for children of LGBTQ+ parents. 

This Is Us

All of us might not appear here, but we are always together


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Itai

רואי מימרן

Roy

שירה רוזנבאום ריבקין רביד ניוטון

Shira

שרון

Sharon

נועה אברון

Noa

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Paulo

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Lia

אור השכל

Or

שחר

Shachar

יעלי אגרט

Yali

נועה אברון

Noa

יעלי אגרט

Yali

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רוצים להצטרף לאלבום המשפחתי?

What Can You Do?

There is space for everyone


If you are children of LGBTQ+ families – your place is with us. 
You are welcome to join us by being a member of the “my family” organization.  By doing so, you will be updated of our activities, introduced to new people, and be able to take an active part in our various activities and initiatives. 

Join Us!

Whether you are children of, parents of, or friends of LGBTQ+ families, you are welcome here


My Family Was Founded By:

Click on a name to read more


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Shir Ariel Efrat

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Michal Eden

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Arel Jarus-Hakak

Donate to Our Cause

Help us grow and spread our message


We would love for you to support us and help us grow. Contributions can be made via the following link through the “Jerusalem open house” organization, by writing a dedication to “Mishpachti (/my family)”.

Donate here

Press

We have a lot to tell


Court: Lesbians can adopt partner's kids

The Jerusalem Post

13.02.2006

5-year-old boy registered with two fathers

The Jerusalem Post

17.03.2018

State issues new ID cards for children of same-sex parents

The Jerusalem Post

17.11.2014

Lesbian couple recognized as joint mothers

The Jerusalem Post

12.02.2006

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For contact: info@my-family.org.il

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Itai is a 25 years old and currently lives in Tel-Aviv. He is originally from the Gan-Yavne, and is the son of two mothers, a lesbian couple named Noa and Susan and is a twin brother to his sister Shir. He holds a B.A and M.A In physics and math and works at a start-up in Tel-Aviv. He loves anything that has to do with programing and cats.
רואי מימרן

Roy is 23 y/0 and originally from the city of Givatayim. He is the son of two dads, a gay couple, and one lesbian mom and is an older brother to his sister Lian. Currently he is a student of sociology and political science, and is an activist and advocate of LGBTQ+ equal right since the age of 15. You might recognize him from the protest of high school students in the election season of 2016, where he protest in front of Knesset member Yinon Magal with a T-shirt stating “I’m the son of two dad and I’m not apologizing”. Furthermore, he has been lecturing for many years about the concepts of “free love” and “acceptance of others” to various groups around the country.

שירה רוזנבאום ריבקין רביד ניוטון
Shira is a 25 y/o student based in Jerusalem. She is currently studying at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem towards her B.A in sociology, anthropology and geography. Shira is the daughter of two moms, a lesbian couple, and two dads, a gay couple and is the sister to a younger brother Nadav. When she was 21 y/o she appeared in an episode of “Excuse Me for Asking” of the TV channel Kan11 that interviewed children of LGBTQ+ families.
שרון

Sharon, is 24 y/o and is originally from Levon, a town in Northern Israel. Currently, Sharon is a student of psychology and Brain sciences in Ben-Gurion university. She has two moms, Maya and Evgenia, and two siblings. A brother named Yonatan and a sister named Shain. The whole family loves travelling together.

נועה אברון
Noa is a 27 y/o musician, a graduate of “Rimon School of Music” and is currently continuing her music studies in Boston MA. She is a single child of two lesbian mothers, Aviva and Yehudit, and is an activist for LGBTQ+ families and their children, for many years. When she was 16, she advocated for the registration of her second mother Aviva as her official parent, on her ID card. Since then,the Israeli Interior Ministry issues ID cards with two moms/dads for children of same sex parents.
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Paulo is 40 y/o and currently living in Tel-Aviv. He is a professional actor and is a part of the actor ensemble of “Gesher” Theater for over 10 years. Additionally, he is a playwright, a teacher of acting and movement, and the author of the book “Edu” about the experiences of a Brazilian boy growing up during the 80’s in San-Paulo. Paulo himself grew up in Brazil and is the son of two lesbian mothers. He made aliya to Israel with his mom Einat in the 90’s.
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Lia is the daughter of Hannah and Sarka, a Lesbian couple who brought her and her older sister Noa into the world. She is 28 y/o and holds a B.A degree in philosophy and East-Asian studies. Additionally, she works as the manager of an educational center named “Derech-Roach” and a T.A to a professor of Chinese Philosophy in Tel Aviv University. She loves cats, plants and nature, and misses her mother Hannah dearly.
אור השכל

Or is 26 y/o and she currently living in Jerusalem while studying towards her B.A degree in Law, Economics and Philosophy. She is originally from Tel-Aviv and San-Francisco and is the twin sister of Shachar and the daughter of two moms, Einat and Roni.

שחר
Shachar is 26 y/o and is the daughter of two moms Einat and Roni and her twin sister of Or. She is originally from Tel-Aviv and San-Fransisco and is a graduate of the arts department in Thelma Yellin high-school. These days she is studying architecture at the Technion, she works at an architectural firm in Tel-Aviv, and loves to travel as much as possible.
יעלי אגרט
Yali is 23 y/o originally from Rosh-Haayin, and currently lives in Beer-Sheva where she is studying towards her B.A degree in Social Work. Additionally, she volunteers for youth with special needs and youth on autistic spectrum. She was born to a gay father and a straight mother in co-parenthood, each in their own happy relationship. Yali is also the older sister of two sisters born to her father through surrogacy and a younger brother born to her mother.

הצטרפו לאלבום המשפחתי

רוצים לקחת חלק באלבום המשפחתי שלנו?
מלאו פרטים וצרפו תמונה, ובואו להיות חלק מהיסטוריה משותפת

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Shir Ariel Efrat is a co-founder of ” MY FAMILY”, a part of its leadership team and the daughter of two lesbian mothers, Noa and Susan. She currently resides in Jerusalem, and is a student of International Relations, communications, and Journalism at Hebrew University. Through-out her life she has been an avid supporter of social justice and an activist for various causes.
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Michal Eden is a co-founder of “MY FAMILY” and a gay rights attorney and activist. In 1998 Michal was elected to the City Council of Tel Aviv-Yafo, and became the first out LGBTQ+ elected official in Israel. She is the founder of “Beit Dror” – a shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth.

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Arel Jarus-Hakak is a co-founder of “MY FAMILY”, and the son of two Lesbian mothers Tal and Avital Jarus-Hakak . Arel’s parents have played a key role in the LGBTQ+ movement in Israel for over three decades and set the second-parent adoption precedent in the Israeli Supreme Court.  Arel currently works at a human rights organization and holds a M.A. in Political Science.

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איתי, בן 25, גר בתל אביב כיום ובמקור מגן יבנה. בן לנעה וסוזן, סוג אמהות לסביות ואח תאום לשיר. בעל תואר ראשון ושני בפיזיקה מתמטיקה וכיום עובד בסטארט אפ בתל אביב. אוהב מאוד כל דבר שקשור לתכנות וחתולים.

שירה רוזנבאום ריבקין רביד ניוטון
שירה, היא ירושלמית בת 25, סטודנטית לסוציולוגיה, אנתרופולוגיה וגיאוגרפיה באוניברסיטה העברית. לשירה שתי אמהות לסביות ושני אבות הומואים, ואח מהמם בשם נדב. כשהייתה בת 21 הופיעה בתוכנית “סליחה על השאלה” של כאן 11 בה התראיינו ילדים ממשפחות גאות.
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שיר אריאל אפרת היא אחת ממייסדות ארגון “משפחתי”, וחלק מהצוות המוביל שלו. שיר היא בתן של זוג אמהות לסביות נעה וסוזן, ואחות תאומה לאיתי. בימים אלו שיר מתגוררת בירושלים וסטודנטית לתואר B.A ביחסים בין-לאומיים, תקשורת ועיתונאות באוניברסיטה העברית ומתכננת להמשיך לתואר M.A בתחום פיתוח בינ”ל.
נועה אברון
נועה היא מוזיקאית בת 27, בוגרת בית הספר “רימון” הממשיכה את לימודיה המוזיקליים כיום בבוסטון שבארה”ב. היא בת יחידה לזוג אמהות לסביות אביבה ויהודית אברון, ופועלת בתחום שיוויון הזכויות עבור ילדי הקהילה הגאה ומשפחות להט”ביות. כשהייתה בת 16 יצאה במאבק להכרת אמה אביבה כאמה המאמצת באופן רשמי, ולהופעת שמה תחת קטגוריית “שם האם” בתעודת הזהות של נועה במקום קטוגריה של “שם האב”.
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ליה, בת 28, בתן של שרקה וחנה ואחות צעירה לנועה. בהשכלתה היא בוגרת תואר ראשון בלימודי מזרח-אסיה ופילוסופיה, לומדת סינית ב-5 השנים האחרונות ולאחרונה החלה לימודי קוריאנית באופן עצמאי. היא עובדת כמנהלת בית חינוך של ״דרך-רוח״ וכעוזרת הוראה בתחום הפילוסופיה הסינית באוניברסיטת תל-אביב. חוץ מללמוד היסטוריה פילוסופיה ושפות, היא אוהבת חתולים, גידול צמחים ואת הטבע.
אור השכל

אור, בת 26, גרה בירושלים ובמקור מתל אביב, וסטודנטית באוניברסיטה העברית בתוכנית מכפי״ל (משפטים, כלכלה ופילוסופיה). אחות תאומה של שחר ובת לשתי אימהות, עינת ורוני

יעלי אגרט

יהלי, בת 23 מראש העין במקור וכיום גרה בבאר שבע, שם היא סטודנטית לעבודה סוציאלית, ומתנדבת פעילה עם צעירים בעלי צרכים מיוחדים וצעירים הנמצאים על ספקטרום האוטיזם. יהלי נולדה מהורות משותפת, לאבא הומו ואמא סטרייטית כאשר כל אחד מהם בזוגיות מאושרת משלו. אביה יובל היה בעבר מנכ”ל המרכז הגאה בתל אביב. מעבר לכך, יהלי אחות גדולה לשתי אחיות שנולדו דרך פונדקאות, ואח צעיר מנישואיה של אמה.