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Annual LGBT event in Haifa, Israel
Haifa Pride
מצעד הגאווה בחיפה‎
Pride marchers at Haifa City Hall in 2014
FrequencyAnnually
Location(s)Haifa
CountryIsrael
Inaugurated2007 (2007)
Participants3,000 people
Haifa Pride 2007

Haifa Pride (Hebrew: גאוות חיפה; ‎Arabic: فخر حيفا) is an annual event which takes place in Haifa, Israel, in celebration of the LGBTQ community, was first hold in 2007. The main event is the Pride Parade which was attended by 3,000 people in 2016, including the city's mayor, Yona Yahav. The 3 kilometer long parade route culminates in Gan HaEm Park in Haifa's Merkaz HaCarmel neighborhood on Mount Carmel.

History

In 2003, the Haifa LGBT Forum organized the city's first motorized pride parade. Days prior to the event, Israeli attorney, politician and columnist Yosef Paritzky delivered remarks at the opening of Haifa's pride festivities. Since 2007, an annual pride march has been held, traversing the streets of central Carmel and culminating in a rally at Gan HaEm Park. Starting in 2008, the parade has been organized in cooperation with the Haifa Municipality. The parades have been heavily secured by police and faced relatively mild protests from segments of the city's religious community.

See also

References

  1. Yair Ettinger & Jonathan Lis (June 14, 2007). "Haifa Prepares for Its First Gay Pride Parade Thursday". Haaretz.
  2. Toi Staff (June 30, 2017). "Thousands expected at Haifa's Pride Parade. 11th annual march to celebrate city's 'spirit of tolerance,' says Mayor Yona Yahav". The Times of Israel.
  3. Ahiyeh Raved (June 25, 2016). "Haifa's LGBT community holds largest pride parade yet". Ynetnews.
  4. "Haifa mayor assaulted at city's Pride Parade". The Times of Israel. June 24, 2016.
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