Just because some unhealthy individuals are proud of being perverted does not give them the right to subject the entire population to their sickness. We will have pedophiles, necrophiliacs and all sorts of other demented causes vying for their own parades of depravity

eliminate these ugly events in Israel

They try to defend it in Jerusalem , Capital of all Israelis , now in Tel Aviv . What's next ? no more bikini's on the beaches ? everyone dressed "modestly" , only black suits for men ? Go to hell yishai and supporters .

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/28491 The truth is often said in jest

Your ignorance and fear just prove the point, there is a need for a parade not only in Tel Aviv, but in Jerusalem, Haifa, Elat, Tsfat, Tiberius, Acre, and any other place where gay people happen to live. This is not perversion nor as Yoni in his ignorance points to is it a lead into necrophilia, or pedophilia (two disorders more common among heterosexuals according to the DSM IV) This is a parade asking for equality for people for whom it is still acceptable to hate because of who they love. It is a celebration of freedom and life. If you want to hold a counter parade be my guest. It will just further demonstrate your personal issues and negativity. These events are beautiful and examples to the world that ISRAEL IS DEMOCRATIC AND BELIEVES IN THE RIGHTS OF ALL HER CITIZENS.

he doesn't want a gay parade in tel aviv? then i dont want religious people frolicking around jerusalem. get a life already. gays are here and time to recognize that. if not, that i won't recognize the religious in this country that are the most corrupt morally.

The haredim already ruined Jerusalem, the last thing we need is their hateful interference in TLV

WHY do they NEED a parade? Why is it SO IMPORTANT that they must force this on everyone around? Gays are constantly publicly letting everyone know about their sexuality. I don't want to hear about it. Get it? That does not mean I am a homophobe you morons. It means I think sex is a private matter. This is beside the fact that its annoying to have someone in your face constantly reminding you of their sexuality. It is ANNOYING. It would be annoying NO MATTER WHAT the orientation was. In fact, I get disgusted with other males, HETERO males, discussing sexual exploits too. Sex is PRIVATE. What is so hard to understand? If you don't like the moral standards of the society you are in, THEN GO LIVE IN ANOTHER ONE. If 2% of 6billion are gay, then you have 120million worldwide. GO MAKE YOUR OWN COUNTRY ALREADY.

Let it happen only in the House of Lunatics as a means of therapeutic catharsys. This gay thing is something very sick happening around the world and should be treated as what it is :an illness. It is not democracy to let an epidemy go wild in a country ,killing psicologicaly such amount of people, especially man. Do not confound the meaning of democracy;democracy is something else than what many people want it to appear to be.

Anyone who has something to say against gay people and the parade of acceptance should be ashamed of themselves, especially the religious people - who gives anyone the right to judge how any person lives their lives. Funny the religious are the most judgemental - yeah you should check with your g-d if being judgemental is allowed I am sure it is not - so how dare you slander others who dont choose your archaeic way of living. I am not gay but I am proud of any individual who stands up for his/her rights to love whoever they choose.

...Peace will come then.

when will these religious bigots ever grow up???

in New Testament. In Englisn Standart Version you can read in 1 Corinthians 6:9,10: Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

It is idisgusting that people who demand equal rights and acceptance by the public are them selves very arrogant. Irefer to the MK Nitzan Horowitz and his hatefull comments "We invite Minister Yishai and his friends to proudly march with us in the streets of Tel Aviv, is even welcome to marry the gays and lesbians in the wedding of the century that will take place at the end of the parade. The only thing we plan to cancel in the parade is the hatred and replace it with pride and love" you can clearly see his hate for anyone on his right.

As long as we're bringing up the DSM I'm guessing you weren't aware that in several editions of the DSM Homosexuality is classified as a mental disorder. And why do you consider it "ignorant" that somebody has an opinion different from yours? Appearently if we don't all agree with yours, or the opinions of the rest of the gay supporters we are suddenly ignorant for going against liberal brain washing and thinking for ourselves about issues of morality and values? I suppose that if the homosexual community suddenly endorsed chocolate flavored ice cream it would also be ignorant to like vanilla eh?

equals sexual harassment for unwilling participants. You can't do it in the work place without getting fired. So why can you get approval from the municipality to do it in public??? What's next? The auto-erotic asphyxiation David Carradine parade?

Tel Aviv already seems to have decided that its future is not with families its the gays just look at their kind of advertising they are using in Europe. Handing out condoms saying come to Israel and have fun. Leaflets that advertise Tel Avivs saunas and sex shops. The whole gay attitude seems to be one day we are just like you straights treat us as ordnary people not my sexuality thats a private issue. The next day we don't want to be like you we want everybody to know we are different but if our object to the way we show we are different then your homophobic and society needs to root out people like you. The whole culture is contadictory. Why is it unreasonable to say not everybody wants these parades about sex where the participants don't dress in a way we want our children exposed to? Why do the demands of the gays have priority. Either cancel the parade or have respect for people who don't think like you. Time to stand up and say your not the most important people in the world, respect my wishes and I will respect yours.

That Jewish religious leaders, would learn the lessons of the shoah. To hear bigotry from the tongues of a persecuted group is poison to my ears.

how hypocritical -- brought to you by the same people who turn settler children into law breakers and violent protesters who attack Arabs and the IDF. Perhaps there should be a teach in where we read the homo-erotic poetry of some of gdolim of medieval sepharad... and while we are at it let's talk about true sexual abuse of minors that is rampant in the yeshiva community!

Because you hold a different viewpoint does not mean you can elevate your opinion by demeaning my own. That is true ignorance! Certainly gays can live and work in society and "ALL" humans should live without fear but why should a perverse few flaunt a lifestyle with simulated acts of sex and disgusting costumes meant to show disrespect to the views of others in public? All those parades cause is incitement against gays and actually promote hatred. But you're too myopic to notice the opposite reaction. So have parades and when someone gay gets injured or Hashem forbid killed you will blame someone else's actions but never your own. That is the clinical definition of a sociopathic behavior.

for once i agree with this idiot ....

Oh so it not ok to be gay but its ok to be religious (any religion I mean) and molest your children... Do you have any idea how much child molestation goes on in religious communities... Seriously give the gay community a break and start boycotting the religious who hide behind their g-d's...

there's got to be some law (evolutionary or Knesset, or any kind) to make those haters dissapear from our otherwise healthy lives.

why do you keep shabat ? why do you still believe in an old book as your life guide? why do you stand in the street harassing passersby to put some leather straps in the arm? because is your right to do so. Live and let live

Here is the real issue. IF the Gay Pride Parades are about "equal rights" and not perverse public behavior then the the gay community needs to reign itself in on its behavior at these events. They have NO credibility when openly engaging in acts that are inappropriate in the public whether heterosexual or homosexual. These parades are about flaunting perversion and until that changes they can not be considered an actual venue for "fighting for equal rights". Human dignity is not acheived by parades of people commiting public acts of indencency. If you want credibility then behave as human beings with respect for others.