This month we celebrate Pride Month. None of the Kiryat cities offers a pride parade in its territory, but there are a variety of activities that take place during the month of pride, as will be detailed later in the article.
The Pride Parade is the culmination of Pride Month and its purpose is to mark the struggle of LGBT people to receive equal rights. In recent years, the Pride Parade has become a cheerful and colorful event, which is also joined by a supporting population that does not belong to LGBT people. Alongside the march there are also performances by singers and stalls.
Over the years there have been many threats surrounding the pride parade, from elements who oppose the community. The Haifa Pride Parade, which will take place on 15/06/23, will be Haifa's 16th Pride Parade. Along with the performances in the pride parade, there will also be other pride events throughout the month of June.
Residents of the cities of Kariyat, who want to march in the pride parade, have to come to Haifa to be part of the parade, and they don't have ashes to march at home. At the same time, each of the kriyas offers activities for the gay community.
Kiryat Motzkin Municipality: events for the benefit of all sectors
Motzkin for the LGBT community
The municipality of Kiryat Motzkin works for the benefit of the LGBT community as part of all the communities in Kiryat:
Kiryat Motzkin works for the Motzkin community throughout the year and in various fields. During the year the municipality marks days and events for the various populations in society.
Sarit Ben Shoshan Emunah on the status of women, gender equality and various projects in the municipality. In Motzkin, you can find various activities for families, children and parents congregating under its organization, usually at the center for the empowerment of our family in the city, together with external parties and other parties in the municipality such as the community relations department.
Along with all the activities, next week an event will be held on the occasion of Pride Month, in which they will deal with the treatment of LGBT people in the welfare department and personal stories on the subject.
Kiryat Yam: mapping the needs of the LGBT community
For the first time in Kiryat Yam there is an activity for the city's LGBT residents:
The "Sea of Pride" program was launched following a "Call to Call" on behalf of the Ministry of Social Equality, which was approved by the Authority, the Youth Center and the community centers network.
As part of the project, a needs mapping survey is currently being conducted for the residents of Kiryat Yam and those who lived there in the past. After the results are received and according to the needs that arise, a detailed work plan will be designed, the purpose of which will be to create measures to strengthen the sense of security and belonging for the residents of Kiryat Yam, with an emphasis on the LGBT population and their families in the PA.
Daniel Aranchuk is the LGBT coordinator who manages the project. Aranchuk is a resident of Kiryat Bialik, 26 years old, in the past he was a mentor in the "Iggy" organization and is currently a bachelor's degree student in psychology at the Open University.
Kiryat Bialik municipality: plenty of events in the coming months
The municipality of Kiryat Bialik reported that the municipality of Kiryat Bialik is in 7th place in Israel in the pride index:
"Kiryat Bialik leads the pride events in the north again this year in a number of pride events during the months of June-July.
During the year, diverse activities are carried out for the LGBT population in Kiryat Bialik:
Regular meetings are held every Tuesday for LGBT groups, voluntary activities of the community for society and lectures and meetings related to the LGBT population.
At the peak events (Pride Month), there are hundreds of people coming from all over the northern region.
In the weekly meetings there are around 30 participants in each meeting. There are 2 groups operating in the city on behalf of the IGI organization for LGBT youth. In the city, the Tehila association works to support the population of parents of LGBT children. In the municipal psychological service, there is an employee responsible for the LGBT field. These very days, the welfare department is recruiting a social worker for its services in order to provide additional assistance.
Why don't you ask why there are no LGBT parades at all in Arab cities and the Druze settlements of Dalia and Isafia?
There is no end to the circus! People who don't belong to the LGBT group have to see all these shows and suffer street blocking in their city? Does that make sense?