Thousands participated in the spectacular and colorful “Pride Parade” in Haifa, under the heavy security of hundreds of policemen, police cavalry, police saboteurs and a police glider.
The event was filmed and broadcast live by Haifa TV photographers.
A celebration and cry for equality
For the 15th time in a row in Haifa and without Corona’s restrictions, Pride returned today (Friday, 24/6/2022) to Haifa and in a big way. June, is the month of pride in Haifa, culminated today in the spectacular and colorful “Pride Parade” that marched on the main streets of the Carmel Center in Haifa. The parade is a big celebration of the proud community but it also allows community members to shout their cry for equal rights for LGBT couples in a variety of walks of life.
A crowd of thousands arrived today (Friday, 24/6/2022) even in hot and hot temperatures to march at the colorful event. According to the police, nearly 6,000 people took part in the march, and by the end of the event at the happening in Gan Ham, about a thousand more spectators had joined, who did not march, but accompanied and accompanied the marchers. The Minister of Transportation and Road Safety, MK Merav Michaeli, also took part in the launch parade. In the entire State of Israel, there are close to 30 pride events in the State of Israel, with the Haifa parade, after the cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, the third largest in Israel.
The event today included parties and performances by the best artists, including Harel Skaat, Nono and Shachar Tabuch, along with artists, facilitators, drag shows and local Haifa DJs. The parade took place under the leadership of the “House of Communities” in Haifa, which serves as a home for all the tidal communities in the city and holds various activities for people of all ages throughout the year.
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From Tzafririm Junction along the length of Moriah Street
The thousands of marchers who took part in the parade began to gather starting at 10:00 a.m. at the intersection of Moriah Blvd. Pride with music in the direction of “Gan Ham” in the center of the Carmel, where a colorful and huge pride event was held in which Harel Skaat, the artist Nono and Shachar Tabuch participated.
In the meantime, we will note that the march was conducted in exemplary order and moving with the colorful and colorful crowd walking on foot, when at the end of the parade there was a huge pride happening when on the main stage some of the best queens and drag kings appeared in Israel with a lot of good music with the hosts: Zohara Platinum and Andrew Ginos. And Haifa drag shows by Drag Line in the living room and Lalika Montana and on stage and on the truck of joy, Haifa DJs will be recorded from the lines: Ho-Snap, Free, Radio Gaga and DJ Charmi.
► Watch a taste of the main show in the mother garden
Large security forces of hundreds of policemen, security guards and ushers secured the thousands of marchers, as the main streets of the Carmel Center were closed for the march, including the Moriah axis, Hanasi Blvd., Hatishbi St. and the entire Mother Garden area where the shows and the huge happening took place.
Exactly 4 days before the day the Stonewall riots began in 1969
This year, the “Pride Parade” was held exactly 4 days before the day the “Stonewall Riots” began and for those unfamiliar and knowledgeable, this is one of the historic events that shaped the face of the proud community’s struggle for security and equal rights. This event led to the beginning of a protest by the proud community that over the years has become among other things the Pride Parades we know today. The LGBT community is celebrating 53 years of struggle and pride in the “Stonewall riots” that took place in 1969 in New York, USA. “Stonewall Riots” was a series of extremely severe and violent spontaneous confrontations against New York City police, in protest of homophobia and constant and ongoing violence on its part, against gays and transgender people. The riots began on Saturday, June 28, 1969 and today, 53 years later, the “Pride Parade” is marching with its head held high and with great pride in the city of Haifa as well.
The Stonewall riots are now considered a landmark in the history of the struggle for LGBT rights. This was the first time that gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender people revolted in an organized manner against government abuse against the background of sexual orientation and gender identity. And the social of LGBT people in the Western world. The riots are celebrated every year with pride parades in major cities around the world.
At all the Pride Month events that took place in Haifa, many other events were held that included a variety of different and varied events: parties, lectures and cultural events. The events take place under the leadership of the “House of Communities” Haifa, which serves as a home for all the tidal communities and holds a variety of activities for people of all ages throughout the year. Meanwhile, it should be noted that other events were held as part of Pride Month in Haifa, including: “Lalika Party” – in a drag show with the participation of: Madame Casanova (Tel Aviv), Shula Mualem, Brianna Sparks. A glittering pride party conducted by Hagai Aid and Roni Acker on an open roof overlooking the bay, “Haifa Proud History Project” on the evening of an introduction to the project, a tour by the “Haifa Proud History Project” following the queer history in Haifa. We would like to add that on the occasion of Pride Month, which was marked this month in Haifa last weekend (Thursday, 16.6), the Pride flag was also hoisted on the Haifa City Hall building.
