Israelis stage mass wedding for gay rights
The annual pride parade, set for June 14, annually draws flocks of foreign visitors to Tel Aviv, which displays itself as one of the world’s most gay-friendly tourist destinations.
In spite of the growing cultural acceptance of the LGBT+ community in the city, their political rights are arguably far from acceptable. Jewish ultra-Orthodox parties, which wield significant influence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government and have control over matters of religion and state, have rejected legislation that condones homosexuality, which they see as defying Jewish law.
