Anat Nir ( he, ענת ניר; born November 3, 1979) is an Israeli businessperson and

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activist.

Early life

Nir was born in

Ganei Yehuda Ganei Yehuda ( he, גני יהודה) was a moshav founded in 1950 in the Ono Valley (), adjacent to the cities of Yehud and Kiryat Ono. Ganei Yehuda was officially merged with Savyon in 2003. The moshav was named "Ganei Yehuda" after the biblic ...

into a tumultuous family. Her parents separated when she was eight years old and divorced ten years later. Nir and her two sisters and brothers were raised by their mother, psychologist and organizational consultant .

Career

At the age of 20, Nir founded the first lesbian bar in

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

on Lilienblum Street. She is a marketing manager for , an LGBT social network. Nir is business partners with Dana Ziv. They founded the party brand, "Dana and Anat". Nir produced the first gay

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. In 2008, Nir and Ziv founded and produced the film festival,

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. In 2009, Nir was one of the leaders of the Tel Aviv municipality's campaign to increase

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. She served on the city's LGBT Association to promote women's inclusion in gay pride events. Nir and Ziv organized the Tel Aviv Pride central stage and have served on the planning committee. In 2008, they were the first women to drive a float in the parade. By 2016, half of the floats were driven by women. Nir serves as chair of the board of directors for . She identifies with the

Meretz Meretz ( he, מֶרֶצ, ) is a left-wing political party in Israel. The party was formed in 1992 by the merger of Ratz, Mapam and Shinui, and was at its peak between 1992 and 1996 when it had 12 seats. It currently has no seats in the Knesset ...

party.

Personal life

Nir is

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and identifies with lesbian culture.

References

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