The first Israeli LGBTQ rights organization was established in 1975, marking the beginning of the LGBTQ campaign for social and legislative equality. Recently, Tel Aviv was named 'The gayest city on earth' by the Boston Globe and ranked by CNN as 'one of the world's top gay honeymoon spots'.
In 2012 Tel Aviv was selected the Best Gay City in the world by Ga圜. The Tel Aviv Pride Parade opens the European pride season – the continent's first pride parade for 2016. The spotlight of this year's Nonstop City's Pride Parade is 'Women for a Change', highlighting the role of women in the LGBTQ community. The parade will include the following floats: The Beef, Shirazi, Lizi, Zoti, Tel Aviv Sauna and Bshala.įollowing the parade, a huge beach party will be held at Charles Clore Park till sunset.
The parade will march along Bugrashov Street, turning north on Yarkon Street, west on Frishman Street and eventually south along the city's famous beach promenade towards Charles Clore Park. The parade will kick off at 12pm with floats, music and hundreds of thousands of participants in the largest Pride Parade in the Middle East. The Gay Pride Parade 2016 in Tel Aviv will take place on Friday June 3rd, starting at 10am at Meir Park (home of the Tel Aviv Gay Community Center) with music, shows and speeches.
