Khader Abu-Seif

Khader Abu-Seif (Arabic: خضر أبو سيف; Hebrew: חאדר אבו סייף; born c. 1988) is a Palestinian copywriter known for his LGBT rights activism.

Life

Khader Abu-Seif was born c. 1988 to a Palestinian Muslim family from Jaffa.[1] His grandparents grew up as Palestinians before the formation of the state of Israel. Abu-Seif was raised in Jaffa and is an Arab citizen of Israel.[2]

Abu-Seif works as a copywriter and works for Time Out Tel Aviv. In 2015, Abu-Seif was one of three gay Arab activists profiled in the documentary film Oriented.[3][4] In March 2016, he was featured as "Celebration #109", an exhibit by photographer Xavier Klaine.[1]

References
  1. Steinberg, Jessica (2016-03-04). "Gay Arab activist wraps himself in the flags". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  2. Forde, Kaelyn (2016-09-07). "A Gay Muslim-Jewish Couple Living In Israel Has This Powerful Message". Refinery29.
  3. McDonald, James (2015-08-28). "Focus on Queer Middle East: 'Oriented'". Out. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  4. Klug, Lisa (2015-11-11). "Film explores gay Israeli-Arabs' identities under rockets' red glare". Times of Israel. Retrieved 2020-08-19.


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