Gila Goldstein

Gila Goldstein (Hebrew: גילה גולדשטיין‎; 18 December 1947 – 5 February 2017) was an Israeli sex worker, actress, singer and transgender rights activist.

In the early 1970s, Goldstein lived in Europe and worked as a dancer and striptease performer.

She served as the prototype of one of the characters in the film Bar 51 directed by Amos Guttman.

[citation needed] She was awarded the Israeli LGBT community prize in 2003 and Miami LGBT Film Festival Award for the best supporting actress for her role in Good Boys in 2005.

[citation needed] In 2015, in recognition of her service to the community, she had the honor to go at the head of the Tel Aviv pride parade.