From the progressive site, JVoices, a report on pro-Palestinian queers' marching in the gay pride parade in San Francisco, partly to counter the message brought by the Israeli consulate:
Prior to the Parade day, we were not sure that we would be allowed to march at all. We arrived holding signs such as “No Pride in Occupation,” and “Feygele for Free Palestine,” and to our surprise, we did not get kicked out. We were met with a positive reception from many participants and observers of the parade, and a few hostile reactions. But the real consequences of our action have occurred in the days and weeks following the parade. Many of us have faced social sanctions in our personal and professional lives. Those of us who work in Jewish organizations have been “outed” and even harshly shamed in our workplaces and our political views have become a topic of discussion amongst our peers and supervisors. We feel vulnerable in the very community that had supposedly organized to support us as Queer Jews.
No more specifics on the sanctions. But we get it. Thanks to Cole Krawitz.
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RE: "Bay area Jews say they've experienced professional and personal 'sanctions' for expressing pro-Palestinian views at gay pride parade" SEE: "IPRIDE: STAND WITH US’ PRO-ISRAEL GAY FRAUD", by Richard Silverstein, 06/11/09 (EXCERPT) …." The Jerusalem Post features a mind-boggling story about a new SWU program tied to Israel’s Gay Pride rally which will bring thousands of Jews from abroad to mingle with Israel’s gay community. Roz Rothstein and her fellow SWU Politburo members must’ve thought: “Hey, what better time to convert some of those ignorant, sexually-starved Galut gays to pro-Israelism than this??” Out of this came iPride, which is meant to join the notion of gay pride with pro-Israel pride…." ENTIRE POST – http://www.richardsilverstein.com/tikun_olam/2009...
RE: " Many of us have faced social sanctions in our personal and professional lives." ***FROM JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE: "His name is Ezra Nawi" "Join Naomi Klein, Neve Gordon, Noam Chomsky and thousands of others and tell Israel not to jail Ezra Nawi, one of Israel’s most courageous human rights activists. His crime? He tried to stop a military bulldozer from destroying the homes of Palestinian Bedouins in the South Hebron region. Nawi, a gay, Jewish Israeli of Iraqi descent, is a threat to the settlers and the Israeli government because he has brought international attention to efforts to illegally remove Palestinians from the Hebron region. He will be sentenced in July." ***WATCH the video of Nawi trying to stop the home demolition and SEND A LETTER to the Israeli Consulate – http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/10-7 MORE INFO ON NAWI – http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/06/10-7
RE: “No Pride in Occupation,” and “Feygele for Free Palestine,” MY OFFERING: Should LGBT tourists boycott Israel? Pro-Palestinian Israeli activist Ayala Shani thinks they should. Shani is a transgender woman of Jewish origin. She recently penned an Op-Ed piece in the Bay Area Reporter in which she gives her reason for urging gays to stay away from Israel. AYALA SHANI OP-ED: http://www.ebar.com/openforum/opforum.php?sec=gue...
I'm not sure I follow. How were they outed? Were they previously not openly homosexuals and have now been outed as homosexuals? Are they saying that now that people know they are gay they are catching flack for it? Or were they previously not openly supporters of the Palestinians and have now been outed as pro-Palestinian useful idiots. If I were a gay Jew, I would be pretty pissed if another gay Jew expressed solidarity with people who murder Jews and murder gays. Gays for Palestinians' right to kill gays. Reminds me of this. http://www.theonion.com/content/news/aclu_defends...
All I can say is, CALL THE ACLU and put your "friends" and "coworkers" in the hotseat. This blatant unAmerican "outing" in the Jewish community for those who do not carry the same evil ultrazionist views as some loud people has been tolerated for far too long. Get them in court. Watch them settle, and scurry away like roaches.
There you go again, like a good little hasbarist, changing the subject. As if the I"D"F only stepped on heterosexual Palestinians. Or that San Franciscan gay Jews were unaware of Islamic homophobia.
There _you_ go again changing the subject. The subject is that these pro-Palestinian gays are catching flack for (assuming that they meant sanctions for supporting the Palestinians, not for being gay) supporting the Palestinians. The way the Palestinians treat gays probably has something to do with why they are catching flack for supporting them. Kinda like the Log Cabin Republicans (gay republicans) catch flack for supporting people who want to take away gay rights in this country. Funny thing is, I bet the people whining about the backlash they are getting for supporting the Palestinians look down on the Log Cabin Republicans for supporting the Republicans.
The Toronto Pride parade had a great Jews against Israeli Apartheid presence, and as far as I know, they were greeted by almost universal applause..
Gays who support Palestine do so because their political allies require it. In the Palestinian territories gays are murdered regularly. Islamic fanatics are the rulers. In the Middle East only in Israel may gays march. In Iran "there are no homosexuals" according to the President. It is amazing to me to see a group of people betray their overseas compatriots. Very sad.
What does a gay pride parade in San Francisco have to do with the situation in Palestine? This is just an example of what happens when individual Jews break with the larger group. Outing a person due to non-sexual political views is very nasty. I don't understand why someone who marches in a parade would worry about being outed, but the outing is still a dirty trick. I'm sure that the outers are completely cosmopolitan otherwise!
When is the next Gay Pride day in Gaza????
Jail him
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