At the start of Pride Week - Google's doodle was painted. Google on Sunday dedicated the doodle - the illustration next to the search bar - to Gila Goldstein, considered the first transgender woman in Israel, as a tribute to her struggle for equality for the community despite the many hardships she experienced. Goldstein's Doodle will replace the Google search engine logo in Israel throughout the day.
The Doodle is a photograph of a sculpture created by artist Jenny Kirstein from Jerusalem, which presents Goldstein's image against the backdrop of Tel Aviv's iconic Bauhaus buildings, decorated with Israeli flags and pride.
Gila Goldstein in the music video "Now is the Time", screenshot
Also appearing are the street cats Gila rescued, and the dogs she raised throughout her life wear the Google logo as a tribute to her great affection for animals. Other motifs in Doodle are taken from the world of the stage that Goldstein loved very much: a microphone, a stage lamp and a clipper, since over the years Gila recorded songs, acted in films and performed as a cabaret dancer in Israel and Europe.
Goldstein is the first Israeli transgender woman to receive Doodle. According to Barak Regev, CEO of Google in Israel: "This year, more than ever, Google is excited to stand with the LGBTQ community in Israel and celebrate the legacy of the late Gila Goldstein on our homepage with Google Doodle in her memory.
Gay Pride Parade in Jerusalem, Photo: Reuters
"Goldstein was a courageous activist, rights fighter and leader who led the visibility and acceptance of the Israeli LGBT community and today, five and a half years after her passing, we say thank you to her."
This Thursday at 17:00 p.m., the Gay Pride Parade will take place in Tel Aviv, unlike in previous years when it took place on Friday afternoon. This year the parade returns to the promenade in Tel Aviv. The next day, Friday (18:30-12:00), the main gay pride party will be held at Ganei Yehoshua Park (Hayarkon).
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