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A Bit Fruity with Matt Bernstein

Queer Palestinians & The Power of Pinkwashing

Nov 21, 2023
01:06:29

Are “Queers for Palestine” really like “Chickens for KFC”? No, but understanding intersectional justice can be hard, and sharing memes is easy. Joined by Moe Dabbagh, a gay Palestinian American with family currently in Gaza, we Venn diagram gay liberation and Palestinian liberation. They’re less at odds with each other than you’d think. Gal Gadot makes a cameo. 


Read Sarah Schulman’s op-ed on pinkwashing here.


Thank you to Moe Dabbagh for joining me. Find Moe here.


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