Jerusalem Gay Pride parade is toned down
Jun 25, 2009
JERUSALEM (AFP) - More than 2,000 people took part in a toned-down Gay Pride parade in Jerusalem on Thursday that drew only muted protest, in contrast to the violence the event had stirred in the past. Unlike a flamboyant parade recently held in Tel Aviv, organisers were determined to enforce a dress code that would not draw claims of indecency from the Holy City’s influential religious groups. Men who doffed their shirts were promptly asked to put it back on.