Israeli gay pride holds head high in Brazil

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While Israel's homosexual community prepares itself for Pride Month – to begin on Friday with Tel Aviv's 10th annual Pride Parade – a moment of international pride was bestowed upon the community, especially in Jerusalem.

The Jerusalem Open House for Pride and Tolerance won a special prize awarded to gay organizations worldwide from the Brazilian APO LGBT organization, which is world-renowned for its Sao Paolo pride parade.

Amit Lev, spokesman for the Jerusalem Open House (JOH), told Ynet that the prize had been awarded to his organization during last week's gay pride week in Sao Paolo. Jerry Levinson, one of the founders of the JOH, accepted the prize and participated in the parade as a guest of honor.

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