Tel Aviv gays to celebrate city’s 100th birthday

February 26, 2009 - 5:38 PM by

gay-prideTel Aviv’s Centennial celebrations which are kicking off this spring won’t be ignoring the city’s substantial gay community. According to Ynet, a tiny $23,700 amount of the city’s festivities budget of $10.4 million will be allocated for specific gay pride activities.

However, that amount, combined with the annual $71,400 budget for the city’s annual gay pride parade will amount to enough of a budget for Tel Aviv’s gays and equal rights supporters to celebrate in style.

A number of events have been discussed, and among the ideas are an exhibition of artist Rafi Peretz’s work. The acclaimed Tel Aviv artist is a graduate of the Beersheva school of Visual Arts where he studied from 1988 through 1992.

Other events being discussed include holding a gay book fair at the Cinematheque’s annual gay film festival. As usual, the annual parade will take place in June, this year on June 12 with a special picnic in the park. Unlike the gay pride parade in Jerusalem which is perennially fraught with controversy, threats of violence and cancellations, the Tel Aviv event is always an easy going, colorful affair.

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