Gay tel aviv
The first time I participated in a gay pride procession was in 1981, when I marched with my mother as part of the contingent from PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Those were the preceding days of homosexual pride (the first gay pride march was held in 1970 in Fresh York City) and many of us were inching our way out of those proverbial closets and coming to terms with issues of identity, coming out to families, and fighting discrimination at our jobs. Marriage equality was not on the horizon and the AIDS pandemic was a few years away.
Fast forward almost 40 years. I’m still marching, but now in the gay pride parades in Israel, ever since our family – my husband, Rabbi Donald Goor, I, and our cat Merlin – made aliyah in 2013. (Merlin, by the way, does not march.)
Although Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are only 36 miles apart, there is a planet of difference in their gay parade parades.
Tel Aviv is a booming, bulging Mediterranean metropolis with a population that is mostly secular or mildly noticing. During Gay Lgbtq+ fest week, the main boulevards and streets are festooned with the rainbow flag. Tel Aviv boasts one of the world’s largest LGBTQ communities, with recent estimates claiming
A Weekend Alone In Tel Aviv: A Perfect Escape For An LGBTQ+ Traveller
The city might be one of the world’s friendliest destinations for us…
By Loren Christie
Fresh off the plane, jet-lagged and in search of food on my first night, I wandered into North Abraxas, a restaurant across the road from my hotel. As soon as it became noticeable I was alone, I was offered a seat at the bar. Ugh! Typical.
Vacationing alone has never been my thing, but on a recent business trip to Jerusalem, I decided it would be irrational not to tack on some day in Tel Aviv. I had heard so many superb things about the city, including how welcoming it is to members of the LGBTQ+ people, that I position aside my usual misgivings about solo travel as an openly gay guy and gave myself a weekend to explore this gem of a city.
As I settled into my seat around the half-oval-shaped block with the lively open kitchen behind it, I girded myself for an evening of staring straight ahead and ingesting something off the menu as quickly as I could. I figured the hive of activity that lay open before me would at least keep things engaging. That was until the mulleted bartender eliminated any lingering appreh
Is Tel Aviv the gay capital of the world?
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REPORTAll About Gay Tel Aviv: The Full Gay Tel Aviv Guide
Hosting the only gay pride parade in the whole of the Middle East, Tel Aviv is a haven for international gay visitors.
From the booming gay nightlife to the range of other popular gay bars to one of the leading gay beaches in the world, gay Tel Aviv is the place to be…even if it's outside of pride month.
Here's our quick guide to everything you need to realize about gay Tel Aviv.
Photos: Danfa Friedlander
The Best Homosexual Bars in Tel Aviv
Gay Tel Aviv starts with the range of homosexual bars, which are always growing in number. Tel Aviv gay nightlife is a little different from elsewhere on the international gay scene as the Tel Aviv gay scene is based around weekly parties, and not specific bars or clubs.
That's not to say that there aren't popular Tel Aviv gay bars, because there are. If you're looking for specific queer bars that are trendy with locals, popular with gay visitors, or for specific fetishes, you'll identify the best gay bars that Tel Aviv has to offer.
The Best Homosexual Beaches in Tel Aviv
One of the main attractions of gay Tel Aviv, the stunning Mediterranean beaches are full of attractive, young people - same-sex attracted and otherwise