The Aguda - Municipal LGBTQ - Equality index #4

The area where municipalities in Israel spend the most, notably, is culture , encompassing events for the LGBTQ community throughout Pride Month and beyond. This significant difference could suggest a preference for hosting events over concentrating on local issues and improving the well-being of the LGBTQ community within different municipalities.

of the municipalities launched activities focused on the LGBTQ community outside Pride Month.

73%

Remarkably the municipalities fully financed 87% of the activities outside Pride Month.

87%

The area of public visibility is second, involving representation of the LGBTQ community in public spaces managed by the municipality (through flags, signs, and official advertisements) and promoting existing initiatives for the LGBTQ community on official channels.

Interestingly, less than half of the municipalities displayed pride flags or dedicated signs during Pride Month.

46%

Infrastructure ranks third, which involves structural alterations in the municipality, making services accessible and adaptable, allocating resources to boost the LGBTQ community, designing strategic plans, filling key roles that will address these matters, and understanding the community's needs within the municipality.

of the municipalities, a strategic plan with a dedicated budget to meet the community's needs was executed in 2022. Among the remaining municipalities, 13 have yet to implement their existing strategic plan or are still in the early stages of devising it.

In 69%

Welfare ranks fourth and covers the entire mental and social services spectrum for the LGBTQ community under the municipality.

of the municipalities, a social worker role specifically for the LGBTQ community exists, with an additional five municipalities in the process of establishing such a role.

In 63%

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Municipal LGBTQ Equality Index 2022