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A Palestinian trans woman’s story peels away Israel’s pinkwashing veil
From oppressive institutions to social prejudices, MC's ordeal embodies the dark reality of LGBTQ Palestinians who thought they could find safety in Israel.
By
Sharona Weiss
June 8, 2023
‘Queerness is part of Palestinian culture. We’ve existed forever’
Elias Jahshan, editor of the anthology ‘This Arab is Queer,’ discusses sexuality in the Arab world, Israeli pinkwashing, and his dream of a liberated Jaffa.
By
Eliyahu Freedman
January 18, 2023
‘I’d rather die in the West Bank’: LGBTQ Palestinians find no safety in Israel
Israel markets itself to the world as an LGBTQ paradise, but testimonies from asylum-seeking queer Palestinians show it sentences them to a life of hell.
By
Tamar Ben David
and
Lilach Ben David
September 17, 2021
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‘LGBTQ rights have become a litmus test in Palestinian society’
The growing visibility of queer Palestinians poses a challenge to Arab political parties that are exploiting homophobia ahead of the Israeli election, says attorney and activist Fady Khoury.
By
Edo Konrad
March 17, 2021
Once taboo, LGBTQ rights take center stage in Palestinian society
Despite pushback from conservatives and caution from politicians, queer Palestinians are gaining new ground in their fight for legitimacy — and they are here to stay.
By
Fady Khoury
August 21, 2020
‘A queer cry for freedom’: Meet the LGBTQ Palestinians demanding liberation
Hundreds of queer Palestinians protested last week following a tumultuous year for the community, which is forced to navigate between homophobia and anti-Palestinian racism.
By
Lilach Ben David
August 2, 2020
PODCAST: Being Palestinian during Israeli Pride Week
For many queer Palestinians in Israel, celebrating their gender identities while standing up for Palestinian rights is a balancing act — especially during Pride Week. Every year, tens of thousands of tourists descend on Tel Aviv in mid-June for the annual Pride Week festivities, which celebrate Israel’s LGTBQ community with all-night parties, concerts, and a giant…
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+972 Magazine
May 31, 2019
Mixed city holds Israel’s first ever Jewish-Arab pride event
Thursday’s event is the first pride event ever to include a speech by an Arab MK. ‘We cannot demand respect while disparaging the other. It is impossible to fight for my equality and not for that of others,’ MK Issawi Frej told the crowd. Over 150 members of the LGBTQ community and their supporters took part in a joint…
By
Haggai Matar
July 27, 2018
Queer Jews should think again before celebrating Israel
We were labeled homophobes and racists for disrupting a group of queer Jews at a pro-Israel parade this month. But as queer Jews ourselves, we could not stand aside while being used to distract from Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. By Stephanie Skora Just under two weeks ago, on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Israel’s occupation, members of Jewish…
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+972 Magazine
June 18, 2017
Why I interrupted a pro-army LGBTQ event in Tel Aviv
Our community’s struggle is one for human and women’s rights. It is a struggle for liberation and justice. Those who support the oppression of another people are disparaging 100 years of struggle by women and LGBTQs. By Alma Biblash This past week saw the launch of a new project that calls to integrate women and LGBTQ Israeli…
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+972 Magazine
February 25, 2017
Ahead of Tel Aviv Pride, queer activists bring the occupation home
LGBTQ activists hang banners and graffiti anti-occupation slogans across Tel Aviv in the run-up to the city’s annual pride parade. 180,000 people are expected to take part in the festivities, at least half of them tourists. By Yael Marom In the run up to Friday’s Tel Aviv Pride festivities, Israeli LGBTQ activists hung banners and spray-painted…
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+972 Magazine
June 3, 2016
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