Is Tel Aviv Really the Gayt Cy on the Pla? | The Jewish Prs - | | 10 Adar II 5776 – March 19, 2016 |

Contents:

• TEL AVIV, ‘GAY CAPAL OF THE MIDDLE EAST,’ WEL RETURN OF PRI CELEBRATN JUNE 8TH-12TH
• IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?
• IS TEL AVIV REALLY THE GAYT CY ON THE PLA?
• GAY TEL AVIV FOR BEGNERS
• ISRAEL IS THE GAYT UNTRY ON EARTH
• THE GAY-FRIENDLIT CI ISRAEL
• WHAT IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? THIS LIST WILL TELL YOU!
• WELE TO TEL AVIV, THE GAYT CY ON EARTH
• ISRAEL'S GAY SCENE THRIV UNEXPECTED PLAC
• TEL AVIV BOASTS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGT GAY PRI PARAS

TEL AVIV, ‘GAY CAPAL OF THE MIDDLE EAST,’ WEL RETURN OF PRI CELEBRATN JUNE 8TH-12TH

Over the past few years, the Tel Aviv Municipaly has been makg many efforts to cement Tel Aviv’s stat as one of the world’s most gay-iendly ci. Tel Aviv, which has already been acknowledged as the world’s most gay-iendly cy will ntue to be a lighthoe cy – spreadg the valu of eedom, tolerance and mocracy to the world.

IS TEL AVIV THE GAY PAL OF THE WORLD?

In another survey, this time nducted wh gay travellers back 2012 by Amerin Airl and, 43% voted Tel Aviv as the world’s bt gay travel statn, way ahead of New York, Toronto, São Plo and Madrid. The ultimate gay travel statn The Tel Aviv Municipaly is workg hard to promote the cy’s image as one of the most gay-iendly ci the world, and this n be reflected many of s iativ and public events. The vio showed a young man terviewg strangers on the street, askg them what they thought was the gay pal of the the handful of rponnts, almost half specifilly mentned Tel Aviv, wh one sayg "From what I unrstand, Tel Aviv has the biggt Gay Pri the world.

Tel Aviv, known for beg the most gay-iendly cy the Jewish state, me out on top Aguda's 2022 annual rankgs, released every June on the ocsn of Pri Month.

(cred: AVSHALOM SASSONI/MAARIV)Other ci mentned the TikTok vio clud San Francis, California, Fort Lrdale, Florida, and New York Cy which is the first rult shown by Google when one search "gay pal of the world. “Tel Aviv is, for lack of a better scriptn, super gay, ” he told his rears, addg, “The long-standg le of thumb is that 10 percent of the populatn is gay, give or take. Sce he had arrived on a tourist visa, he would not have normally been a ndidate for permanent rincy, but Israeli thori have granted his requt, bee Iran has executed an timated 4, 000 homosexuals sce 1979.

IS TEL AVIV REALLY THE GAYT CY ON THE PLA?

In 1992 the Knset passed legislatn agast employment discrimatn of gays, 1993 openly gay Israelis were clud the draft, and, also 1993, the first “gay pri” para took place — Tel Aviv.

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.

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.

GAY TEL AVIV FOR BEGNERS

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!

ISRAEL IS THE GAYT UNTRY ON EARTH

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.

THE GAY-FRIENDLIT CI ISRAEL

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. This is also nsired by most – pecially today’s youth – to be the fg civil rights issue of our time, so let’s take a look how both Israelis and Paltians treat the gay people their rpective societi.

WHAT IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? THIS LIST WILL TELL YOU!

“Tarek, a young Paltian gay man spected of homosexualy, was sentenced to a “retn” mp n by Mlim clerics unr Paltian Authory jurisdictn. – Gay Christian Paltian who fled the PA for Israel, criciz the opprsive Paltian society and says, ntrast, Israel allows gays the “eedom to exprs (their) sex and take pri ”.

The are jt a few of the many stori we uld list here to highlight Paltian btaly toward homosexuals, however the most famo persecuted gay Paltian is for sure John Calv, who was raised a pro-Hamas fay the Wt Bank.

In his recent blog post, he begs for asylum Canada as they prepare to port him back to the Paltian terrori, where is more than certa that he will suffer the same fate of so many other outed gays that me before him, and had the unlucky fortune to be born to one of the most sadistic societi the world when to their treatment of homosexuals. – Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) rights Israel have generally been seen as some of the most advanced the Middle East and Asia.

WELE TO TEL AVIV, THE GAYT CY ON EARTH

– Tel Aviv has equently been referred to by publishers as one of the most gay iendly ci the world, famo for s annual Pri Para and gay beach, earng the nickname “the gay pal of the Middle East” by Out magaze. That’s right, those mercils, child-killg, Paltian-blood-drkg soldiers you’ve heard about, went out of their way to support Tel Aviv’s Gay Pri week 2012, and did so by postg this photo on the ver of their Facebook page. It was staged bee the IDF Spokperson’s Office wanted to portray the most accurate picture of how the IDF views s homosexual soldiers: wh love and pri, as they do every other soldier.

(It also bears mentng that the picture is ditive of a culture wh the Israeli Defense Forc that the straight soldier feels fortable enough his masculy, and wh his fellow soldier’s homosexualy, to be seen such a public image holdg hands wh him. So for those of you who know nothg at all about this nflict, and wish to be jt a ltle more rmed so you n start to form an opn, I ask you to nsir this one fact as Tel Aviv celebrat s annual Gay Pri Ftival this week:. Although Tel Aviv may be where all the actn is (as is the se wh most pursus Israel), ask any gay who liv here, or any gay who’s been here, and they will tell you that Israelis are the most open and welg society the world toward homosexuals.

This is very unfortunate bee, spe gay rights activy beg practiced the past few years, there are still many gay dividuals alg wh discrimatn. Many neighborg untri like Swen, Norway, and Belgium have followed the same route and legalized gay marriage as well, which mak the whole regn a very gay-iendly place. Now wh the new laws to protect them, ’s even more tertg place to go if you are lookg for a gay-iendly travel, EnglandLondon boasts some of the largt and most open gay muni the entire world.

ISRAEL'S GAY SCENE THRIV UNEXPECTED PLAC

Of urse, on top of this, London has always been advance of the gay cultural scene and known to be one of the saft plac for gays to travel. It has an exotic Mederranean laid-back attu after Tel Aviv beat New York as the bt gay cy the world their rear poll a uple of years ago.

From Tel Aviv Pri Week to s well-known Shenk Street, gay bars and ee gay cy tours, this cy is surely ial for every type of traveler. Melbourne has a bevy of clubs, bars, rtrants, shoppg and events for gays and lbians om world-renowned Melbourne Queer Film Ftival through to the popular Sunday afternoon drks at the Railway Hotel. Consirg the vicy of the Uned Stat, is an astoundg difference to our society that ’s still so fixated on discrimatg homosexuals.

TEL AVIV BOASTS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGT GAY PRI PARAS

It’s not surprisg to fd many gays immigratg to Canada so as to have a Cy, MexiWhen you talk about civil liberti and rights, Mexi is not always the first untry to e up your md. You are able to enjoy lol theater gay shows, and gay clubs, which are listed newspaper entertament sectns, wh trendy rtrants and reasonably priced luxury hotels, excg nightlife, and a yearly Gay Pri para.

Travel Tips for Gay TravelersIn a lot of untri all over the world, attus towards gay travelers n be really different om what you’re ed to your home untry.