Gay Tel Aviv

Tel Aviv is not a big town. In world standards it's about the size of Amsterdam. A few miles of streets and parks on the Mediterranean coast. It is however the nightlife queen of Israel which automatically makes it the biggest fun place in the Middle East. There is no "gay area" like Chelsea in New York or the Castro in San Francisco. Gay guys and gals are just about everywhere. Walking down the streets you get curious looks from interested fellows. Night time is better. I once had a traffic warden pick me up on the street at 1 AM. How user friendly. As bars and clubs are concerned situation is the same. Few gay bars, hardly any exclusively gay club. The scene is mixed. Men cuddle each other in almost every party and every bar. It makes things confusing sometimes. The average apartment building in the city center will have at least one gay couple, usually more, and if you spend enough time living here you end up having a detailed personal map of ex-lovers and one-nighters on almost every street corner. In this city you can hold hands in public, go to the gay beach or spread your speedo at any of the other beaches, and no one will raise a brow. Actually being gay is so common here that for many it has become a non-issue. Old news. Gay pride week is fully sponsored by the city and grows larger every year, unlike it's poor cousin in Jerusalem.

Summer time brings the tourists, mostly European and American. Slowly but surely, depending on political situation of the day, the city is becoming a gay destination. Queer pilgrims are very welcome. There is nothing merrier then a Euro-hunky wondering the streets semi-drunk looking for the nearest sauna.

Gay Map Tel Aviv