(JP) – Hundreds of thousands of people turned up for Tel Aviv Pride on Friday. The parade showcased 14 floats with people celebrating their sexuality. Two of the floats are for the lesbian community, one is sponsored by the British Embassy, two others represent the LGBTQ community center and one is sponsored by Thailand. The day started on Ben Tsyion, near Gan Meir, with the “Happening.” Drag queens and kings put on a performance, while local LGBTQ businesses set up booths to talk to locals

and tourists alike about their lives in Tel Aviv, and emphasized the condition of the LGBTQ community, not just in Tel Aviv but throughout Israel. The Jerusalem Post spoke with Tomer Versace, one of the drag queens performing today. When asked what she hopes people see today is, “free love, freedom. You can be whoever you want to be without judgment and without hypocrisy. It’s all about acceptance.” City Councilman, Etai Pinkas, says that what you see in Tel Aviv is the reality, “what’s going on in Tel Aviv is an achievement, in my eyes, of the Israeli society. READ MORE


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