Five floors, events hall and more classrooms: The LGBT center in Meir Park, which has become the most identified place of the LGBT community in Tel Aviv, will soon begin renovations at a cost of NIS 20 million (approximately 5.7 million dollars). “Everyone understands that this is one of the pillars of the community.” The […]
He’s in his early 40s, a member of the Tel Aviv City Council, and responsible for all LGBTQ issues in the Tel Aviv Municipality. As a part of the JCC Manhattan’s Israel 2.0 series, we welcome Yaniv Waizman to the JCC stage for a conversation and cocktail party. Waizman also the founder of Israel Gay Youth (IGY), […]
Under the title ‘Let it B,’ an illustration of bisexual men and women riding unicorns and bearing the rainbow and bisexual flags is the official illustration of this year’s Tel Aviv Pride parade. The Tel Aviv Municipality launched the advertising language that will accompany the 2017 gay pride events in the city, under this year’s […]
Dorit Glassman, 31, was chosen this week to become the new co-CEO of IGY, alongside Ran Lebel, who continues his role. Glassman replaces Mandy Michaeli, who served as co-CEO in recent years and decided to continue on a new path. Dorit Glassman has been volunteering at IGY for three years, and comes from a background […]
A first for Berlin’s Gay Pride parade: an official Tel Aviv float, with Israeli DJs and representatives of Tel Aviv’s community life. The goal: to expose Tel Aviv to gay audiences and increase inbound tourism. Participants of the Tel Aviv float in Berlin Gay Pride. This is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the Municipality of Tel […]
Israel’s Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announces LGBT funding plan that would identify needs within the LGBT community allocate and, for the first time, specifically dedicate line items for the community in the upcoming budget. Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon met Monday with leaders of the LGBT community and promised to significantly increase the funds transferred to […]
According to recent reports, the Ministry of Tourism has decided to suspend the allocation of the special budget to encourage inbound LGBT tourism. The Ministry did not say what it intends to do with the budget, and if there’s an intention, or if it’s even possible, to transfer the money to the Ministry of Education […]
Reuven (Ruby) Rivlin officially welcomes gay youth group to the President’s Residence Wearing white emblazoned-maroon tee-shirts announcing in Hebrew and English across the front: “We are everywhere” a representative group of slightly more than a dozen members Israel Gay Youth was officially received on Wednesday at the President’s Residence by President Reuven Rivlin. Headed by […]
The City of Tel Aviv on Thursday invited Caitlyn Jenner to be a guest of honor at its LGBT Pride Week celebration. Jenner, 65, the former reality show star and Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, has not responded to the invitation. She has garnered the media spotlight with her recent transition to become a woman. Tel […]
A Yom Ha’atzmaut event in Toronto featured an eclectic panel of Israeli speakers drove home the message that Israel is dynamic, unique and successful across a range of fields, including Yaniv Weitzman, the adviser to the mayor of Tel Aviv on LGBTQ issues. To highlight the unique character of the country, the organizers selected three […]