Israel sure knows how to mark ‘Pride Month’. Tel Aviv’s annual celebration of gayness has once again turned into an opportunity to bomb one of the world’s most viciously anti-gay regimes, the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has a dreadful record of abuse not only of homosexuals but also of women, non-Muslims, and of course Jews.
Gay Pride has become a tiresome and hollow celebration of ultra-sexualised behaviour in public places
Gay Pride has become a tiresome and hollow celebration of ultra-sexualised behaviour in public places. The once understandable movement, focused on achieving fair and equal treatment of homosexuals, has transformed into a counter-productive circus of debauchery. Worse, it has now been turned into a month-long festival, as opposed to a single day parade or protest. In some cities it feels almost inescapable, and in most it is now almost completely devoid of any meaningful ideological principle.
Last year I found myself in Tel Aviv covering the tensions in the region as the multicoloured flags were being hoisted up every streetlamp in the city. As I strolled along the beachfront, I observed the erection of a massive stage, ready for the region’s largest (only?) celebration of all things ‘queer’.
