The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gay-tourism/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:04:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png gay tourism | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gay-tourism/ 32 32 With glitz and glamor, Tel Aviv celebrates Mideast’s largest Pride parade https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-glitz-and-glamor-tel-aviv-is-set-for-mideasts-largest-pride-parade/ Fri, 14 Jun 2019 06:07:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2094227&preview=true&preview_id=2094227 250,000 expected at annual event that concludes month of LGBTQ activities; major streets closed; top activist says while march is happy, discrimination is ongoing

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]]> How I met your city: Neil Patrick Harris hosts Friday’s Tel Aviv Pride Parade https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-i-met-your-city-neil-patrick-harris-hosts-tel-aviv-pride-parade/ Thu, 13 Jun 2019 11:37:46 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2093560 Quarter of a million people expected to turn White City into rainbow for annual extravaganza

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]]> Gay groups irked at Tourism Ministry spin on pride parade https://www.timesofisrael.com/gay-groups-irked-at-tourism-ministry-spin-on-pride-parade/ Sun, 17 Apr 2016 14:30:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1377038 LGBT organization toys with canceling Tel Aviv event after NIS 11 million invested on visitors, rainbow paint for plane

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]]> Tel Aviv’s Florentin a bustling bohemian hub https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-avivs-florentin-a-bustling-bohemian-hub/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 02:29:08 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1286373 With its hipsters, edgy graffiti and countercultural sensibility, this gay-friendly southern section of Israel's iconic metropolis is one of countrey's last true neighborhoods

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]]> Gay Pride revelers take to the streets in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/gay-pride-revelers-take-to-the-streets-in-tel-aviv/ Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:35:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1197477 Nation's largest LGBT rights event brings center of 'gay-friendliest city in the world' to raucous, festive standstill

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]]> Tel Aviv gears up, and shuts down, for Gay Pride parade https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-gears-up-and-shuts-down-for-gay-pride-parade/ Fri, 12 Jun 2015 06:48:32 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1197382 17th annual rights march under way; 180,000 expected to join popular street festival

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]]> In LGBT victory, court bans transgender workplace prejudice https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-lgbt-victory-court-bans-transgender-workplace-prejudice/ Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:01:04 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1196676 Amid Tel Aviv Pride Week celebrations, Economy Ministry commission finds employment among transgender community in sad state

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]]> Over 100,000 celebrate gay pride in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-100000-celebrate-gay-pride-in-tel-aviv/ Fri, 13 Jun 2014 21:57:09 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1007062&preview_id=1007062 City's streets filled with revelers for annual parade, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East

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]]> Tens of thousands celebrate gay pride in Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-celebrate-gay-pride-in-tel-aviv/ Fri, 13 Jun 2014 10:38:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1006600&preview_id=1006600 City's streets filled with revelers as annual parade sets off from center, to culminate in beach party

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]]> The 10 gayest things about Tel Aviv https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-top-10-gayest-things-about-tel-aviv/ Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:54:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1005854 We break down the most rainbow-colored aspects of the White City, where every day feels like Pride

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]]> Gay-focused tours find gold in Tel Aviv’s rainbow https://www.timesofisrael.com/gay-focused-tours-find-gold-in-tel-avivs-rainbow/ Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:49:07 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1004952 Looking to cash in on the city's drive to attract gay tourists, a slew of boutique agencies are cropping up

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]]> Jerusalem of gold, and all the colors of the rainbow https://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-of-gold-and-rainbow-colors/ Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:23:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=621012 Activists in 12th annual Gay Pride parade hope to promote LGBT-friendly legislation; three arrested for assaulting marchers

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]]> Tel Aviv’s gay pride festival draws record-breaking 100,000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-gears-up-for-annual-gay-pride-festival/ Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:05:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=541504 US ambassador addresses crowd; Yair Lapid heckled by 'Meretz and Labor activists'; celebration marred by developments in 2009 gay center shooting

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]]> Tel Aviv reinvented as gay hotspot https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-gay-tourism-booming/ Tue, 29 Jan 2013 04:31:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=357428 Municipality has successfully marketed itself as LGBT mecca

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]]> Benji Lovitt heats up the Pride Parade https://www.timesofisrael.com/benji-lovitt-reports-from-the-pride-parade/ Sun, 17 Jun 2012 14:22:03 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=133398 Times of Israel blogger braves the weather and the multitudes to find out what makes Tel Aviv tick

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