Global LGBTQ group suspends Israeli organization, angering queer Jews and allies

https://www.timesofisrael.com/global-lgbtq-group-suspends-israeli-organization-angering-queer-jews-and-allies/

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  1. > The move highlighted how LGBTQ Israelis and Jewish LGBTQ people and allies are caught in the nexus of two fraught identities in the aftermath of Hamas’s brutal October 7, 2023, massacre in southern on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza.

    > Many LGBTQ Jews who do not oppose Israel have reported feeling alienated from or unwelcome in their queer communities. Some Jews reported being excluded from public Pride events this summer.

  2. This feels like it has nothing to do with the actions of Israels government and everything with the inhabitants of Israel.

  3. That’s fine. I’m sure they’ll find plenty of support for their cause across the Islamic world.

    Perhaps they might like to host their next conference in Tehran.

  4. *In a statement, the group cited “compliance with our Constitution” and said The Aguda had violated the rules by putting forward Tel Aviv.*

    So, the Israeli LGBTQ group was suspended for bidding to host a conference in Tel Aviv…Apparently the MENTION of the possibility of holding a conference in Tel Aviv caused so much “anger and harm” to their communities that their only choice was to kick out the Israeli group.

    “The western LGBTQ community whole-heartedly embracing anti-semitism” was NOT on my Bingo card for the 21st century.

  5. When I was growing up, part of the message about accepting LGBT people was that they’re not stereotypes who all act and think the same and sexuality was its own thing. However these groups seem to assume the opposite, that just because someone is LGBT, they all have to have the same sociopolitical views or risk getting kicked out. It’s like we’ve moved backwards.

  6. Reminds me of the Copenhagen Pride debacle. Forcing a political stance on everyone eventually leads to the LGBTQ cause hurting itself.

  7. So many similarities between the far right and far left. Hive mentality with these groups of people.

  8. being a transgender Israeli, the last year has been a hard lesson in horseshoe theory.

  9. As a Gay person living in a Majority Muslim country, I hope to see them host the conference in Gaza or Ramallah inshallah 👏🏻

  10. Hmm which of these two religions is better for lgbtq? The one that has a huge pride parade in a major city? Or the one where being gay is literally illegal, in some places punishable by death? 

    Do they even try to hide their antisemitism? 

  11. Let me understand this.
    Lgbtq movement wants to distance itself from a country where all of this is legal, allowed to have a voice, concerts, demonstrations, and legallybe free. Sure their are ultra conservatives Jews but the government is not supressing them.

    They decided to be with people supporting religious extremism, that will suppress this group, illegal for any of the stuff they do, and even get killed for it. They ho for a group that demonstrates women are a second class, with few rights

  12. So what’s next for them?

    Moscow? Tehran? Or Gaza Strip?

    Hopefully they will have the next one on these three beautiful cities. These three countries are not “hurting” other people so I am sure the next conference can be done safely and humanely.

    Just watch out for those rooftop parties at Gaza, large windows at Moscow, or high cranes at Tehran.

  13. The organization Israel’s is fighting against is [executing its own high ranking commanders for being gay](https://youtu.be/suBNwUz8Lvs?si=LVrtx4FjFMZ_yW8p), but Israel is flagged out. the only country in the Middle East where a gay man can become a [general](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharon_Afek), where gay marriage and adoptions are recognized by the state, the first transgender winner in the Eurovision, gay man can become speaker of the Knesset, [the biggest TV personality](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assi_Azar), Olympic gold medalists, [TV anchors](https://he.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A8_%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%A7%D7%99) in Israeli TV (he‘s Orthodox Jew BTW),[successful DJ](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offer_Nissim)‘s, [minister of health](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitzan_Horowitz),[welfare minister](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itzik_Shmuli).

    And this is the tip of the iceberg.

  14. Ah yes, one of the most cherished tenets of the LGBTQ community–Conditional support of LGBTQ people.

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