Wele to Tel Aviv, the gayt cy on earth - The Boston Globe

Contents:

• THE GAY CENTER
• THE 10 GAYT THGS ABOUT TEL AVIV
• TEL AVIV GAY TRAVEL
• LGBTQ MUNY NAM TEL AVIV AS ISRAEL'S MOST GAY-IENDLY CY
• BT GAY BARS TEL AVIV
• WELE TO TEL AVIV, THE GAYT CY ON EARTH
• TEL AVIV GAY MAP
• IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?
• ISRAEL PRENTS ITSELF AS HAVEN FOR GAY COMMUNY
• BIGGER AND BETTER: A GUI TO TEL AVIV GAY PRI MONTH

THE GAY CENTER

“A ltle more than three years ago, we moved here om Netanya, and we found a void wh regard to everythg nnected to the gay muny, ” says Ma’ayan Gilad, the LGBTQ muny ordator for Harish and the nearby town of Byama-Givat Ada. Israel's Health Mistry Bans LGBTQ 'Conversn Therapy' Fed Up Wh Tel Aviv's 'Liberal Homophobia, ' Queer Scene Thriv Unlikely Place 'An Esrt or a Nymphomaniac? For many years, we didn’t manage to pass almost any legislatn, didn’t manage to make progrs on the natnal polil level, and we realized that the natnal learship wasn’t reflectg the posns that the Israeli public had regardg the gay muny.

THE 10 GAYT THGS ABOUT TEL AVIV

“In a lot of surveys, we have been seeg a posive public posn toward , like the matters of gay parentg and the fight agast LGBTQ-hatred, ” he ntu.

Even municipal ernments that didn’t receive fundg om have referred to the event as an event of tolerance for the gay muny and have been fundg – such as Ramat Gan and Ra’anana.

TEL AVIV GAY TRAVEL

She arrived the cy as part of natnal service at the Israel Gay Youth anizatn, livg a mune wh a group of LGBTQ people and volunteered at a lol elementary school.

LGBTQ MUNY NAM TEL AVIV AS ISRAEL'S MOST GAY-IENDLY CY

” Thoands of people marchg the cy of Haifa durg the Gay Pri Para on June 22, Rami Shllh‘The solutn to vlence is the tn of young people’ The rults of a survey of the needs of the LGBTQ muny Byama-Givat Ada were released this week. The first is addrsed to the gay muny, askg for the gree of satisfactn they feel wh prent ndns and what they would like to receive as part of the servic provid to their muny.

The story of the gay muny here began four years ago as a social activy, wh a place for people to meet, culmatg a Gay Pri event Sha’ar Hanegev last summer. We are marchg hand hand wh the lol muny orr to make progrs and provi better-sued servic, such as changg official forms so they clu ‘Parent 1, Parent 2, ’ postg Gay Pri signs at central tersectns the uncil’s jurisdictn and at the uncil buildg durg Gay Pri Month, urgg uncil lears to attend our events, and teachg all krgarten teachers the area about different typ of fai on the LGBTQ spectm. “Tel Aviv is very important for the gay muny, offers many opportuni and possibili, and most gay people see themselv growg and raisg fai the metropolan Tel Aviv area.

Attractg a specific part of the muny In south Tel Aviv’s Neve Sha’anan neighborhood, people are tryg to build an LGBTQ muny; more specifilly, a gay male one. Gadi Tun, who liv there wh his partner and their baby dghter, is one of the stigators of “New Sha’anan, ” an iative seekg to turn the neighborhood to Tel Aviv’s gay quarter.

BT GAY BARS TEL AVIV

That’s why we thk gay men uld be the vanguard, as happened San Francis, New York, London and Madrid, where they me to difficult neighborhoods, their prence improvg secury public spac. ” What about the claim that the arrival of well-off upl to the neighborhood – gay people this se – will ph people wh fewer means, such as transgenr people and other members of the muny, to prostutn?

“Unr the current velopment polici prevailg Israel, particularly Tel Aviv, affluent gay people displace weaker people om the cy. As someone who’s studied this and still als wh the issue, as a gay person and a rint of Tel Aviv, I believe Neve Sha’anan should unrgo urban renewal and procs that will fix thgs.

WELE TO TEL AVIV, THE GAYT CY ON EARTH

So should e as no surprise that Israel’s pal of ol, Tel Aviv, where 25% of the populatn is timated to be LGBT, has gaed an ternatnal reputatn as one of the world’s top statns for gay men.

TEL AVIV GAY MAP

One reason gay nightlife Tel Aviv is so excg is that the Tel Aviv gay scene revolv around weekly parti, rather than specific bars or clubs like most ci around the isn’t to say that certa gay bars Tel Aviv aren’t extremely popular. They boast crystal clear waters, whe sands, and an astoundg number of attractive people soakg up the you’ll be wele at nearly every beach Tel Aviv, there is an unofficial gay beach: Hilton Beach. Simply head north on Dizengoff Street until you h Jabotsky Street, then take a left and walk down to the Aviv Gay PriTel Aviv hosts the only public gay pri para the entire Middle East.

As beg gay is legal and mostly accepted Israel, lols and visors alike hold nothg back the para, which is a wild party and of self. An afterparty at Charl Clore Park keeps the energy bt part of Tel Aviv pri is not the para self, but the fact that Tel Aviv’s gay nightlife gets even wilr durg pri!

IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?

Acceptance of the LBTQ+ Communy Tel AvivIsrael is whout a doubt the most acceptg and open Middle Eastern untry when to gay people. All hotels Tel Aviv are gay iendly, and s safe to say the same for most rtrants, bars, f, and stor – fely the on which visors to the cy are likely to vis.

If you enjoy an eveng stroll along Ben Tsn Boulevard, for example, ’s mon to see gay upl and fai walkg right along wh straight on. Genr queer upl are almost ubiquo as straight on, pendg on which part of the cy you’re bt part of homosexualy beg so tolerated Tel Aviv is that Israelis tend to be very open about their feelgs for you.

If they are, they may simply jo you at your, whether you e to Tel Aviv for the gay nightlife, to lie on a gay beach, to experience gay pri, or jt to enjoy the pany of fellow gays, there is perhaps no better gay statn the Middle East and very few others the world. Insir Tips – Gay Tel Aviv for BegnersBelow we offer some tips om the muny and equent visors to help you make the most of your time the Wood: “Tel Aviv is really an amazg place and a one of a kd LGBTQ muny bee you n walk around everywhere, be yourself 100% whout judgment, and feel accepted by everyone around you. Whether you are a party animal or you prefer relaxg and soakg up the sun at the gay beach, don’t matter bee there are so many ways to feel the vibe of Tel Tel Aviv Beach TipsWhen visg Hilton Beach, you n rent an umbrella and chair.

ISRAEL PRENTS ITSELF AS HAVEN FOR GAY COMMUNY

The Gay center was tablished 2008 unr the premise that every person regardls of age, race, or genr has the right to live ntu to be the lear of gay rights and activi worldwi. The Gay center has a full-time employed staff, terns, and volunteers that spearhead and facilate events all over the cy of Tel Gay Center is the maly lear and anizer of gay programs and activi Israel.

But a town that 2011 was named the world’s bt gay statn by Amerin Airl and, a cy where ’s more rare to see Haredim than same-sex upl walkg down the street and where openns and clivy is the norm, every week n feel like Pri Week. For a cy that march to the beat of s own dmmer, ’s no surprise that Tel Aviv is home to a very fe-tuned all-male gay a ppella group.

BIGGER AND BETTER: A GUI TO TEL AVIV GAY PRI MONTH

The creator of Men of Israel, the first-ever full length porno film featurg an all-Israeli st, found his spiratn the same manner as so many gay men before him: along the beach and boulevards of Tel Aviv. Several years ago, as part of a ph to cement Tel Aviv as a global statn for tourism, longtime Mayor Ron Huldai began an all-out marketg mpaign to brand his cy as the ultimate gay statn. Durg Pri Week, addn to blanketg the cy wh rabow flags and creatg a packed lendar of gay-centric events, the Tel Aviv Municipaly lights up s own buildg at Kikar Rab rabow strip and mak sure to remd all Tel Aviv rints that this is a place where any type of love is embraced.

Some, fact, are not only gay-iendly but entirely gay-n, makg them mecs of LGBT iendship and muny wh the add benefs of 300-unt sheets and room service. Whether you’re actually tryg to tch a few zzz’s or jt need a place to change om your swim tnks to your party gear, gay visors swear by the En Hoe near Sh HaCarmel, n by a gay uple origally om Mosw and featurg a French-spired bistro, Victorian-style baths all of s quat rooms and fun add-ons like market tours and culary workshops. They also flock to the uber-hip Brown TLV Neve Tzek, where Michael Lus (#7) n often be found loungg at the bar and s gay owners n pot you to dozens of gay bars, cludg the throbbg Shpagat and the drag mec Eva, that crowd the surroundg blocks.

For a cy where every day n feel like Gay Pri, the annual Pri Para, this year schled for June 13, is always over the top, never borg, and certaly not to be missed. Wh space along multiple bars and fast bartenrs, the service at Lima Lima was much better than any other gay bar I vised the cy. Jesalem rated among ci least amenable to gay and trans muny, ignorg the needs of rints and refg fundg, while the astal cultural hub heads the list wh a dited partment cy hallLGBTQ activists on Sunday submted their first-ever Gay-Friendly Cy Inx to Print Rven Rivl, as Gay Pri month got unrway x maps 29 lol municipali acrdg to handlg of gay issu and the muni wh their purview over the past year.