Tel Aviv trumps New York to be named world’s best gay city
Tel Aviv has been named the world’s number one gay city.
The Israeli metropolis beat out competition from New York to top a survey carried out by American Airlines and GayCities.com to find the most popular destination for gay travellers.
It landed a staggering 43 per cent of the vote, way ahead of runner-up New York’s 14 per cent and third-placed Toronto with 7 per cent.
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WORLD’S TOP GAY CITIES
The most popular destinations for gay travellers, as voted for by readers of GayCities.com, are:
1. Tel Aviv - 43 per cent
2. New York - 14 per cent
3. Toronto - 7 per cent
4. Sao Paolo - 6 per cent
5= London - 5 per cent
Madrid - 5 per cent
7. New Orleans - 4 per cent
8. Mexico City - 4 per cent
Sao Paolo came in at four with 6 per cent, while rounding out the top five with 5 per cent each were London and Madrid.
GayCities described Tel Aviv as ‘the gay capital of the Middle East is exotic with a Mediterranean c’est la vie attitude’.
Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai hailed his ‘free city’ and said he is proud of the survey results.
He wrote on his Facebook page: ‘Victory in this competition further highlights the fact that Tel Aviv is a city that respects all people equally, and allows all people to live according to their values and desires.
‘This is a free city in which everyone can feel proud, and be proud of who they are.’
