Edited sentence: Even though, Talleen Abu Hanna feels very lucky to live in a country where the LGBTQ community is celebrated and not crucified, she still believes that there needs to be more improvement.In 2004, when Talleen Abu Hanna made history by became Israel's  first transgender beauty queen, she was warmed with open arms by her country.In Israel (as well as many other countries) there are a lot of social barriers that trans people face.In some parts of the country, transgender people are not accepted.She grew up like the rest of the nation, she grew up living as christian.Some of these men and women are beaten or killed for how they identify sexually.Talleen Abu Hanna is an ideal model for LGBTQ rights in Israel.To contrary belief, Israel is one of the more gay friendly countries in the world