Much of Israel’s L.G.B.T.Q. muny feels threatened by the right-wg ernment and s judicial overhl plan — even wh a gay speaker of Parliament.
Contents:
- GAY PRI PARA SET TO MARCH THROUGH JESALEM LATER TODAY
- THOANDS JO GAY PRI PARA NSERVATIVE JESALEM
- JESALEM IS PRECISELY THE PLACE FOR A GAY PRI PARA
- CELEBRATN, SORROW AND ARRTS AT ANNUAL GAY PRI MARCH JESALEM
- NOT THE ONN: MOSW BANS GAY PRI FOR NEXT 100 YEARS
GAY PRI PARA SET TO MARCH THROUGH JESALEM LATER TODAY
Police bolstered on pal's streets for annual event; 2 teens taed for puttg up posters agast event; anti-gay Lehava group monstrat agast participants * gay pride march jerusalem times *
Gay pri stabber Yishai Schlissel is led out of the urtroom, at the Jesalem District Court on June 26, 2016, after beg sentenced to life prison and an addnal 31 years. Thoands are expected today Jesalem for the cy’s annual — and ght — Gay Pri Para, set to beg at 1 p. Police bolstered on pal’s streets for annual event; 2 teens taed for puttg up posters agast event; anti-gay Lehava group monstrat agast participants.
THOANDS JO GAY PRI PARA NSERVATIVE JESALEM
* gay pride march jerusalem times *
Thoands of people take part the annual Gay Pri Para Jesalem, June 3, 2021.
The annual event is a highlight for the cy’s vibrant LGBT muny, which is often overshadowed by Tel Aviv’s gay-iendly persona and bet by relig and polil tensns ever-prent the pal. As thoands filled the pal’s streets, a small monstratn prottg the para was held by members of the far-right and anti-gay Lehava anizatn. Right wg activists monstrate agast the annual Gay Pri para Jesalem, on June 3, 2021.
JESALEM IS PRECISELY THE PLACE FOR A GAY PRI PARA
Gay pri is celebrated Jesalem * gay pride march jerusalem times *
People at the Gay Pri Para Jesalem on June 3, 2021, look at a photo of Shira Banki, murred by an ultra-Orthodox extremist at the march 2015. Muny feels threatened by the right-wg ernment and s judicial overhl plan — even wh a gay speaker of Parliament.
CELEBRATN, SORROW AND ARRTS AT ANNUAL GAY PRI MARCH JESALEM
Another far-right mister wh a history of homophobia, Itamar Ben-Gvir, who now overse the police, was tasked wh securg Jesalem para is normally a relatively staid annual tradn.
NOT THE ONN: MOSW BANS GAY PRI FOR NEXT 100 YEARS
Activists have reported a sharp crease anti-gay abe and vlence Israel recent months, and had been expectg a large turnout for this year’s para. Dpe lls om the gay muny for Mr. Members of Israel’s tech sector, women’s anizatns and army rervists who, together wh the gay muny, have played a proment role the anti-judicial overhl protts, attend the Jesalem para Netanyahu has pledged to protect gay rights and appoted Amir Ohana, a member of his nservative Likud party, as the first openly gay speaker of Israel’s Ohana was publicly weled at a state ceremony this year, markg the 75th anniversary of Israel’s tablishment, together wh his life partner, unrlg the high profile of the gay muny Israel even as hostile rhetoric om officials grows.
“Maybe we won’t see a law sayg gay men have to wear a pk shirt Israel, ” said Jonathan Valfer, chairman of the Jesalem Open Hoe for Pri and Tolerance and a para anizer, of the potential dangers posed by the ernment’s judicial the end, he said an terview, gay rights — such as same-sex surrogacy rights — have mostly been nferred by the Supreme Court rather than the lawmakers.
”ImageAmir Ohana, a member of the nservative Likud party, is the first openly gay speaker of Israel’s Elkayam for The New York TimReflectg the more nservative character of the holy cy, the annual para Jesalem is much smaller and quieter than the rnival-like one Tel Aviv, which tak place a week later and attracts up to 250, 000 Israeli L.