Gay Israel | LGBTQ+ Travel Gui, Israel Gay Rights & Safety Tips

Contents:

• GAY TEL AVIV FOR BEGNERS
• TERROR, VLENCE AND CONSTANT HIDG: GAY LIFE TEL AVIV BEFORE IT BEME AN LGBTQ MEC
• THE GAY-FRIENDLIT CI ISRAEL

GAY TEL AVIV FOR BEGNERS

Israel has been lled the "gay pal of the Middle East, " which is no surprise to many of s supporters who have been toutg s outstandg rerd on gay rights for years.

Tel Aviv has bee a major LGBTQ tourist statn after beg named the #1 gay cy the world by var travel and cultural magaz. Tel Aviv's nightlife scene clus venu that ter to the LGBTQ crowd, and durg the day LGBTQ Israelis and tourists n hang out at two of Israel's known "gay beach.

TERROR, VLENCE AND CONSTANT HIDG: GAY LIFE TEL AVIV BEFORE IT BEME AN LGBTQ MEC

The center works wh Israel Gay Youth" (IGY), which operat 22 ci across Israel wh more than 200 volunteers who provi social programmg optns for LGBTQ teens. One of Israel's most popular filmmakers, Eytan Fox, himself gay, nsistently mak mastream movi featurg gay characters.

Israel is whout a doubt the bt untry the Middle East for gay and lbian dividuals to live. 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. If you haven’t yet add Tel Aviv to your travel erary, our Gay Tel Aviv for Begners gui will have you lookg at tickets no time!

THE GAY-FRIENDLIT CI ISRAEL

Tel Aviv Gay NightlifeTel Aviv’s nightlife is generally regard as among the bt the world.

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. Shpagat is one of Tel Aviv’s most popular gay bars, wh a vibrant crowd seven days per week.

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.

Although heterosexual people e to this beach as well, you n expect most of your fellow patrons to be gay. 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! 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.

Openly gay travelers are also weled to regular tours around Israel whout any expectatn to jo separate groups. Special gay pri tours are offered, however, durg the Pri queer muny is very visible Tel Aviv, and not shy about PDA. 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. Gay Tel Aviv Workout TipsIn Tel Aviv there are many outdoor gym spac along the beach. (JTA) — The mister holdg the untry’s purse strgs lls himself a “proud homophobe.

“The majory of the gay muny Israel is feelg very unsafe, ” said Hila Peer, the chairwoman of Aguda-The Associatn for LGBTQ Equaly Israel.

“You have at least an tentn to legislate laws that are dire for the gay muny. 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. 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. Armed forc adopted a policy permtg gay service members only if they remaed closeted.

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.