Out magazine has given great publicity to the Hebro trip and A Wider Bridge’s exclusive co-sponsorship of it. A New York-based nightlife company Hebro is organizing its first ever trip to Israel for gay Jews (and those who love them). The trip will include participation in Tel Aviv’s famous gay pride parade. The 10-day, nine-night event […]
Israeli model and entrepreneur/party wizard Eliad Cohen has made it, once again, to OUT magazine’s “Top 10 Eligible Bachelors” list. 2013 was Cohen’s most successful year as a party promoter. Through his startup business, Gayville — a (sort-of) gay interpretation of Airbnb.com — his “Papa” parties, which started in Tel Aviv, have taken off and Cohen has been […]
Following his first documentary about gay men in Israel, which attracted many headlines, Jewish Russian-American Michael Lucas this week releases a trailer for a new documentary about gays in his homeland, Russia. The movie, which is titled ‘Campaign of Hate: Russia and Gay Propaganda’ follows Russian LGBT men and women Lucas has met while researching current […]
International Iris Prize award festival highlights the high calibre of global gay cinema; Israeli movie “Crabs in the Sand” made it to the shortlist From discovering what makes the ginger man a sexualised fantasy to shower-hopping and parental fears against a disabled child’s homosexual awaking, the international Iris Prize tackles diversity in this year’s shortlisted […]
Lead singer Neil Tennant says he does not agree with comparison of Israel to apartheid-era South Africa, stressing that ‘in Israel, anyone who buys a ticket can attend a concert.’ Pet Shop Boys singer Neil Tennant defended his band’s decision to play in Israel amid pressure to cancel the June 23 concert. A statement by […]
Gay Porn king Michael Lucas has never been afraid to shy away from controversy. In addition to his work in the gay adult industry, he’s a columnist for The Advocate and Huffington Post, and also uses his famous name to attract gays around the world to Israel. When most people think of Israel, they think […]
To open 2013, Michael Lucas, mostly known as a porn actor and producer, is stepping out of his comfort zone to make a documentary about a subject close to his heart: Israel. “Undressing Israel” is the name of the new documentary, which Lucas also hosts and co-directed with Israeli director Yariv Mozer. The film features […]
In June 2007, I marched in Jerusalem’s gay pride parade. To do so was a risk. A group of ultra-Orthodox rabbis had issued a hex on the event. “To all those involved, sinners in spirit, and whoever helps and protects them, may they feel a curse on their souls, may it plague them and may […]