Amal Ziv

Amal Ziv (Hebrew: עמליה זיו; born December 14, 1964) is an Israeli academic and researcher.

Because of their activism and research, Ziv is considered a prominent member of the LGBTQ and feminist communities in Israel.

In 1996, together with Aeyal Gross and Miki Gluzman, Ziv started the Queer Reading Group at Tel Aviv University.

[5] In 2003, they edited the first book of queer essays in Hebrew, with Yair Qedar and Oren Kanar, Beyond Sexuality (Me'ever LeMiniyut מעבר למיניות).

[6] In 2015, on the 40th anniversary of the Agudah, Ziv was included on the list of the 40 most influential people in LGBT history in Israel.

[9] In 2022, Ziv came out as genderqueer and non-binary transgender and since then, uses they/them pronouns and refers to themselves by the name "Amal.ia" (עמל.יה), based on the main character of their memoir "Teenagehood" (נערוּת), published by Hakibutz Hameuchad Press.