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Making Aliyah: uncovering the Tel Aviv gay scene

Making Aliyah: uncovering the Tel Aviv gay scene

There’s a New Girl in town, ladies. For the first six months since making Aliyah last March, I did not go out very much. Intensive ulpan and full-time employment made it virtually impossible. But after completing kita alef a few months ago, I’ve been making more forays into what Tel Aviv’s gay scene has to offer. Here’s a bit [...]

World gay capital...Tel Aviv?

World gay capital…Tel Aviv?

Yesterday saw the start of the International Gay and Lesbian Tourism Association (IGLTA) convention in Tel Aviv, an event that is expected to mark the start of Tel Aviv’s campaign to become a rock star on the gay vacation circuit.

One gay Tel Aviv guy speaks

One gay Tel Aviv guy speaks

My thoughts and prayers are with the people who lost family and friends in last week’s executions at the Aguda, Israel’s largest nationwide LGBT issues organization. And to anyone else who’s been thrown into fear from these events.

Gay and proud in Tel Aviv

Gay and proud in Tel Aviv

As part of Tel Aviv’s 100th birthday celebrations, June was dedicated Gay Pride month by the Tel Aviv municipality. Ever keen to preserve its status as one of the world’s most gay tolerant cities, events in Tel Aviv will be going on through the whole of June, instead of just the annual Pride Parade Friday shindig. [...]