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The queer Israeli youth taking a stand against pinkwashing
At Pride marches across the country, activists are drawing the ire of police and fellow protesters for decrying the hypocrisy of the government and military.
By
Oren Ziv
June 16, 2023
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
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‘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
‘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
Why I brought a Palestinian flag to an Israeli Pride rally
I reject the government's exploitation of the LGBTQ+ struggle to further its supremacist goals.
By
Shai Gortler
and
Haokets
July 17, 2020
Left-wing activist assaulted over Palestinian flag at Tel Aviv Pride
A man waving a rainbow flag physically attacked a fellow attendee at the Pride event, leaving her with bruises and swelling on her face and body.
By
Oren Ziv
June 29, 2020
LGBTQ Israelis hold mass strike, protests demanding equality
A discriminatory surrogacy law sparks mass protests by LGBTQ Israelis, tens of thousands of whom take part in a nationwide general strike. Some 80,000 fill Tel Aviv’s Rabin Square. By +972 Magazine Staff The Israeli LGBTQ community staged a nationwide strike on Sunday to protest discrimination and inequality, sparked by a new law to ease surrogacy…
By
+972 Magazine
July 22, 2018
LGBTQ activists block Tel Aviv Pride March: ‘There is no pride in occupation’
The activists were protesting what they called the Israeli government’s cynical exploitation of the LGBTQ community to appear liberal and progressive and cover up its violation of Palestinians’ human rights in Gaza and the West Bank. Several hundred LGBTQ activists briefly blocked the path of the Pride Parade in Tel Aviv on Friday. The activists said they were protesting the…
By
Yali (Yael) Marom
June 8, 2018
‘Just be grateful you’re not gay in Gaza’
As long as Palestinians are deprived of their rights by the occupation, we cannot view the achievements of the Israeli LGBTQ community as an indication of tolerance. By Noa Bassel Every year in June, during Pride Month, the inherent paradox built in to Israel’s political discourse reaches a fever pitch: the more oppressed a social group is, the more…
By
Haokets
June 7, 2018
No more waiting: LGBTQ Israelis must take the rights they deserve
The Israeli government doesn’t believe LGBTQ Israelis should be able to adopt children, yet continues to tell the world what a wonderful place Israel for the queer community. The past few days have been a stark reminder of just how the Israeli government views the LGBTQ community. The Welfare Ministry’s statement calling LGBTQ families “irregulars,” who…
By
Yali (Yael) Marom
July 18, 2017
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