Tel Aviv LGBTQ Center (Gan Meir)

Community centre · Tel Aviv Centre

The municipal LGBTQ Center in leafy Gan Meir Park is a meeting place, counselling service and cultural venue all in one. A good place to experience the community by day.

• ★ 4.6 on Google (498)
• Run by the city
• Café in the park
• Counselling and clinic

Address

Tchernikhovski St 22
Tel Aviv-Jaffa

Services

Groups, counselling, LGBTQ clinic, HIV testing, culture and parties

Crowd

locals of all ages, groups and families

Getting there

southern end of Gan Meir Park, also accessible from King George Street

What makes the centre stand out

The centre opened in 2008 and is run by the City of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. It is housed in a restored 1920 Bauhaus building at the southern end of Gan Meir Park that used to be a school. Many of the city’s LGBTQ groups work under its roof: social and therapy groups, and programmes for young people, parents, religious people, trans people, older people and people living with HIV.

There is a clinic focused on LGBTQ health, HIV testing, therapists and mentors for trans people. The calendar features drag shows, theatre, concerts, parties and exhibitions, plus festivities in the park during Pride. In the garden, memorials commemorate the victims of the 2009 attack on the LGBTQ youth centre Bar-Noar and the LGBTQ victims of Nazi persecution.

Atmosphere and crowd

Locals of all ages, groups and families meet here. The café on the ground floor and terrace explicitly sees itself as a safe meeting place. Visitors praise the renovated building, the friendly team, the park and the food in the café.

Contact

Editorially researched, as of October 2026. Sources: centre website, Wikipedia, Time Out Israel, GayOut, Google reviews (4.6 stars, 498 reviews). Opening hours, prices and programme may change, please check before visiting.