Is Tel Aviv The Best Gay City?
as THE BEST GAY CITY.
Hmmmm, really? The BEST? We have watched Tel Aviv grow in popularity over the last 5 years. They do have a powerful PR and Marketing team, I will give them that. Their presence in the media has grown at leaps and bounds over the last 5 years. But are they the BEST? or perhaps the best up-and-coming?
In a world-wide survey hosted GayCities.com and American Airlines, 43 percent of voters cast their ballot in favor of the White City, pushing it ahead of other proud towns including New York, Toronto and London.
(New York City with 14 per cent, Toronto with 7 per cent, Sao Paulo with 6 per cent, Madrid and London with 5 per cent each and New Orleans and Mexico City with 4 per cent each.)
I think it all just depends on who you ask and who is surveyed! Tel Aviv is the gay mecca of the Middle East, for sure, and boasts of plenty of designers, fashionistas, night clubs, fancy beaches, shopping malls and outlets, DJs, women activists, gays, jews and financiers. You really couldn't find a more open-minded place like Tel Aviv outside of Israël. Tel Aviv, in sharp contrast to Jerusalem, is a liberal, hedonistic and secular city, where leisure life revolves around beaches, cafes and nightclubs.
Lonely Planet named it one of its top three cities in the world for 2011, describing it as "the flipside of Jerusalem, a modern Sin City on the sea rather than an ancient Holy City on a hill" and adding: "There are more bars than synagogues, God is a DJ and everyone's body is a temple." The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is rarely on the radar.
According to Tel Aviv's 30-year-old deputy mayor, Asaf Zamir, 16% to 17% of the city's 403,000 population is gay.
"It's a very strong community here, a comfortable arena for the gay community. Two men walking hand in hand is a very normal thing," he said.
The city municipality funded a gay centre and was promoting gay tourism, he added.
They even have a gay pride parade each year - that has grown to about 100,000 local people! And also about 5,000 gay tourists.Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, Prague...there are so many amazing choices. Just depends on what you want? Value? Nighlife? Culture?
As for Tel Aviv - The weather is hot, the guys are hot, it's a hot city!
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Posted by Gay Lesbian LGBT Travel at 1/13/2012 1:15 PM 
Categories: News and Happenings, Gay News, Gay Cities, Places outside US
Categories: News and Happenings, Gay News, Gay Cities, Places outside US
Life and party is on Tel Aviv place worth remembering, Visiting jerusalem is one of the place i can recomend. you can visit the Dead sea when you are at Masada Have a time in researching the country before you see it to make your travel great and exciting.
I was dissapointed with the River Jordan. It was over-commercialized and I think cheapened the whole experience. Many times I have travelled in Israel. The place still mesmerizes me. Although I am not a religious dude but i enjoyed the rich culture of the nation. There are lots of quality places to stay in Israel and it will cost you not that much. Prosperous places, people are hospitable, great food and night party that are awe-inspiring. It is never been a hasle travelling in israel since the place has lots of good directions just remain off from grave places. Israel is Awe-inspiring and i recomend it to you guys.
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