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PHOTOS: The 12th Gay Pride in Jerusalem

PHOTOS: The 12th Gay Pride in Jerusalem

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Attendance was down this year due to fighting in the Gaza strip over the summer.

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While attendance was down from previous years, thousands still attended the parade Thursday night hosted by Jerusalem Open House. Hundreds of police officers and border guards secured the parade as tensions were high. Israel has liberal LGBT rights policies despite the hostility shown toward LGBT people, particularly men, from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. And the parade in Jerusalem has been a target for their anger in past years. This year's parade had already been postponed twice according to JTA.org, citing a 50-day war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the summer.

455657012x633_0 Two Israeli men play with their child during a rally before the parade in Jerusalem.

455657556x633_0 Israeli commando police forces secure the area where thousands of Israelis participated the parade.

455658028x633_0 Israelis wrapped in rainbow-colored flags hold placards reading in Hebrew "I'm proud to be a right militant" (left) and "I study in a religious school."

455657462x633_0 A pause in the celebration for a spread-winged photo.

455657090x633_0 Israelis dance behind a rainbow-colored flag.

455657426x633_0 Israelis carry rainbow flags during the parade.

455657368x633_0 Even though attendance was down spirits were high.

455657308x633_0 Capturing the moment on a mobile device.

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Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.
Christopher Harrity is the Manager of Online Production for Here Media, parent company to The Advocate and Out. He enjoys assembling online features on artists and photographers, and you can often find him poring over the mouldering archives of the magazines.