O Israel do Teshuvah.....
By BEN HARTMAN
01/11/2012 10:11
The website refers to Tel Aviv as “the city that never takes a break” and calls the LGBT life there “perhaps the most vibrant in the Middle East.” The write-up praises the openness of the city by the sea and says that thanks to “the democratic tradition of Israel, the gay community enjoys political freedom as in no other middle-eastern country.”
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Gaycities.com says that “rarely a month goes by that Tel Aviv isn’t celebrating some musical or cultural event,” adding that “huge dance parties” host local and European DJs each weekend.
Tel Aviv garnered the support of 43 percent of the website’s voters, followed by New York City (14%), Toronto (7%), Sao Paolo (6%), Madrid (5%), London (5%), New Orleans (4%) and Mexico City (4%).
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai greeted the news on Wednesday by writing on his Facebook page that “victory in this competition further highlights the fact that Tel Aviv is a city that respects all people equally, and allows all people to live according to their values and desires. This is a free city in which everyone can feel proud, and be proud of who they are.”
The victory came only four days after Minerva, Tel Aviv’s only Lesbian bar, closed its doors after 14 years as a mainstay of the city’s LGBT community. In its place, the owners plan to put up a luxury high-rise. Read the rest on: The Jerusalem Post
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