Tel Aviv Gay Pride is expected to bring over 30,000 international tourists and rainbow-enthusiants to Israel this summer.
At this point, most major cosmopolitan cities have their own version of Pride Week– except in the Middle East. It’s a region where celebrating your freedom of choice is seldom allowed. There’s one sandy city casting their rainbow net far and wide, however, and this year’s Tel Aviv Gay Pride Week is expected to draw in over 30,000 international visitors.
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This year’s festival will kick off on June 4th and will focus on the transgender community to raise awareness of its challenges, accomplishments and culture. The festival will feature a wide variety of LGBT events, including the Gay Film Festival, a Gay Expo at the Dizengoff Center and beach parties at Hilton Beach. In addition, the Tel Aviv Gay Center will be organizing cultural, nightlife and artistic events in bars, clubs, restaurants and other venues around the city.
The highlight of the festival will be the Pride Parade, which will take place onJune 12th, starting at Gan Me’ir Park and ending in a beach party. The festival will wrap up on June 14th with a special bike tour for tourists that starts in Jaffa and proceeds through the Promenade and city center concluding with a sunset cocktail party.
Visit www.goisrael.com for more info.
images courtesy of the Israel Ministry of Tourism
