Is Tel Aviv the gay pal of the world? - Israel Culture - The Jesalem Post

Contents:

• IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?
• GAY TEL AVIV FOR BEGNERS
• THE EVOLUTN OF GAY RIGHTS ISRAEL: A TIMELE
• TEL AVIV'S GAY PRI PARA DRAWS THOANDS TO THE CY

IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?

Tel Aviv is known ternatnally as one of the most gay-iendly ci the world, welg gay tourists wh open arms, and also offerg a safe refuge for those om the LGBTQ muny of surroundg untri the regn. As Pri 2023 approach, here are jt a few reasons why Tel Aviv is the ultimate LGBTQ travel Aviv Gay Pri WeekOne of the biggt and most excg Pri Week celebratns around the globe, Tel Aviv is known to throw some of the bt parti, and hosts a breathtakg pri para throughout the cy, culmatg on the beach for an unfettable beach party to the sunset.

GAY TEL AVIV FOR BEGNERS

Many Tel Aviv Gay Pri Events will take durg this a Tel Aviv Pri Package Tour to make the most out of Pri while seeg some of the bt s across Israel. Conveniently loted near the Jaffa Flea Market – Sh Hapishpishim, and steps om the beach, the Inta Hotel is one of the hottt hotel acmodatn optns the cy and the only dited gay hotel the cy.

See more about Tel Aviv hotel Populatn Tel AvivApproximately 25% of Tel Aviv’s populatn intifi as gay, which nsirg the cy’s populatn is about 400, 000 that means that some 100, 000 people the cy intify themselv as part of the LGBTQ muny. Tel Aviv is known for the supportive and llaborative gay muny that ntu to Rights IsraelWhile Israel may be a trailblazer terms of tolerance for the LGBTQ muny and is certaly the most acceptg and progrsive the Middle East, there are still improvements to be ma.

Read more our article about Gay Tel Aviv For Israeli Army Supports the LGBT CommunyAll Israeli cizens mt serve mandatory ary service, and openly gay, lbian or bi-sexual soldiers may serve the Israeli Defense Force all ary branch. Discrimatn agast those who intify as gay is strictly forbidn and the ary even regniz same-sex upl the s of war widows or this, Tel Aviv is an ial travel statn boastg priste beach, unique archecture, world-class cuise and a plethora of art, culture, mic, and dance.

THE EVOLUTN OF GAY RIGHTS ISRAEL: A TIMELE

Gay Pri 2023 is set to be one of the biggt celebratns of the year, after a year of masks and social distancg! “The majory of the gay muny Israel is feelg very unsafe, ” said Hila Peer, the chairwoman of Aguda-The Associatn for LGBTQ Equaly Israel. Netanyahu and others his aln say they are mted to protectg gay rights, but the volatile polil suatn means the future is hard to predict.

TEL AVIV'S GAY PRI PARA DRAWS THOANDS TO THE CY

Israel is known as a gay haven the Middle East, and Tel Aviv is equently ced as one of the most gay-iendly ci the world, wh a Pri para that draws hundreds of thoands of revelers om Israel and abroad.

A rarely enforced ban on homosexual relatns was taken off the books 1988, and the army began allowg openly gay service members 1993 — the same year the U. Dpe the legal protectns, LGBTQ Israelis have long faced opposn om wh the haredi Orthodox sector, where rabbis veigh agast homosexualy and policians have vowed to n the untry acrdg to Orthodox terpretatns of Jewish law. The Relig Znist Party, one of three the Relig Znist Bloc, is led by Bezalel Smotrich, who has lled himself a “proud homophobe” and has envisned Israel as a theocracy.

He lled the ia of lettg medil provirs ny re to LGBTQ patients “unacceptable” and has appoted a close ally who is gay, Amir Ohana, as Knset speaker.

LGBTQ Israelis are playg a ccial role the mountg anti-ernment protts, activatg a work that put some 100, 000 people the streets 2018 after Netanyahu voted agast a bill to allow gay upl to e surrogacy.