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

Contents:

• GAY RIGHTS: JESALEM CELEBRAT 20 YEARS OF PRI MARCH
• RERD NUMBER OF ISRAELI LOL TO HOLD GAY PRI EVENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME
• IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?
• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TO LEAD TEL AVIV'S PRI PARA, BUT SAYS HE'S NO GAY IN
• GAY PRI OM JESALEM TO TEL AVIV

GAY RIGHTS: JESALEM CELEBRAT 20 YEARS OF PRI MARCH

"We are marchg today the biggt and most nsistent prott Israel, mandg equal rights so that every person n wre their own story, " said Ohad Hizki, the head of the Associatn for LGBTQ Equaly on a float at the pri para Tel Aviv on June 14, REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunHizki add that the gay muny is separable om the social fabric of Israel and nnot be ignored: "We've heard enough talk and harassment, 's time for actn. "Fourteen floats are acpanyg the marchers down the promena load wh DJs and dancers om the most popular gay productn pani Tel Aviv. Ra’anana’s first-ever Gay Pri Para took place spe strong opposn voiced by lears of the cy’s signifint Orthodox mory — nearly a quarter of the cy’s 80, 000 rints.

Anti-pkwashg 'progrsiv' don't see LGBTQ Israelis as real people, only pawns | Opn ■Many Israeli ci are ahead of the ernment on LGBTQ rights ■ Rerd number of Israeli lol hold Gay Pri events for the first time The Ra’anana march was iated and led by the cy’s youth — and showed: The majory of marchers were unr the age of 21.

RERD NUMBER OF ISRAELI LOL TO HOLD GAY PRI EVENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME

Addrsg the rally at the end of the march, Ra’anana Mayor Chaim Broy — the father of a gay son — gave an emotnal speech which he scribed an enunter wh the para’s opposn.

IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?

Ra'anana Gay Para, June 18, 2019. Anti-pkwashg Activists Don't See LGBTQ Israelis as Real People, Only Pawns Israeli Police Officer Who Photographed Revelers at Gay Party to Be Discipled They worked partnership to anize the event, tend to brg particular awarens to the stggle of LGBTQ upl to pursue surrogate parenthood legally Israel.

” There were also speech opposg the para and homosexualy, punctuated by sgg and dancg.

Until this year, Pri Month was marked by the Ra’anana Municipaly, but a para was never held — cludg last year, when, prr to Broy’s electn, the town was head by Ean Gzburg, the first gay mayor Israeli history. Tens of thoands of people were celebratg Tel Aviv’s streets Friday as the famoly gay-iendly cy put on one of the world’s larger Pri paras.

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TO LEAD TEL AVIV'S PRI PARA, BUT SAYS HE'S NO GAY IN

People take part the annual Gay Pri para Tel Aviv, Friday, June 14, 2019 (AP Photo/Tsair Abayov).

Ohad Hizki, director of The Aguda – Israel’s LGBT Task Force, said marchers hope “to brg about change Israeli society and send a msage that we need to end discrimatn agast the gay muny and create an equal and tolerant society. People participate the annual Gay Pri Para Tel Aviv, on June 14, 2019 (Tomer Nberg/Flash90). The gay muny is an separable part of Israeli society and we won’t let be ignored.

Gay upl nnot get married Israel, though the ernment regniz unns performed elsewhere. New Jtice Mister Amir Ohana, the untry’s first openly gay mister, also took part, and Print Rven Rivl sent a msage of support. The mistry spends NIS 320 ln ($89 ln) on advertisg Israeli tourism to gay dienc, cludg for Pri Week.

GAY PRI OM JESALEM TO TEL AVIV

In the past, gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr muny activists have been cril of the large budget for tourism marketg pared to the paltry budget for muny activi. Amerin actor Neil Patrick Harris seen at the annual Gay Pri Para Tel Aviv, on June 14, 2019 (Tomer Nberg/Flash90). ” Events clu parti on Hilton Beach, lectur, nferenc for the LGBT muny, the first natnal nference of the gay muny, cultural events, exhibns, and of urse the flagship Pri Para on Friday.