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A Weekend Alone In Tel Aviv: A Perfect Flee 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 look for of food on my first night, I wandered into North Abraxas, a restaurant across the avenue from my hotel. As soon as it became apparent I was alone, I was offered a seat at the lock. Ugh! Typical.
Vacationing alone has never been my thing, but on a recent business trip to Jerusalem, I decided it would be crazy not to tack on some second in Tel Aviv. I had heard so many great things about the city, including how welcoming it is to members of the LGBTQ+ group, that I set aside my usual misgivings about solo travel as an openly gay man and gave myself a weekend to explore this gem of a city.
As I settled into my seat around the half-oval-shaped exclude with the lively clear kitchen behind it, I girded myself for an evening of staring direct 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 interesting. That was until the mulleted bartender eliminated any lingering apprehensi
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REPORTINTERVIEWThe first time I participated in a gay celebration parade was in , when I marched with my mother as part of the contingent from PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). Those were the preliminary days of gay identity (the first gay identity parade was held in in New 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 celebration parades in Israel, ever since our family – my husband, Rabbi Donald Goor, I, and our cat Merlin – made aliyah in (Merlin, by the way, does not march.)
Although Jerusalem and Tel Aviv are only 36 miles apart, there is a world of difference in their gay movement parades.
Tel Aviv is a booming, bulging Mediterranean metropolis with a population that is mostly secular or mildly observant. During Homosexual Pride 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 that 25 percent
All 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 comprehend about gay Tel Aviv.
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The Best Queer 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 lgbtq+ bars that are famous with locals, popular with gay visitors, or for specific fetishes, you'll detect the best gay bars that Tel Aviv has to offer.
The Best Queer 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
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