In this Sunday, May 22, 2016 photo, Liez Nhas, a contestant in the first Miss Trans Israel beauty pageant, listens to a choreographer during a rehearsal in Tel Aviv, Israel. The pageant will be held at HaBima, Israel's national theater, in Tel Aviv on Friday. Tel Aviv has emerged as one of the world's most LGBT-friendly travel destinations, standing in sharp contrast to most of the rest of the Middle East, where gays can face persecution. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
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