resources: pinkwashing+gay marriage+pride

Pinkwashing Resources

• http://www.pinkwatchingisrael.com/portfolio/pinkwashing-kit/
• https://electronicintifada.net/content/eight-questions-palestinian-queers-are-tired-hearing/12951
• http://www.alqaws.org/siteEn/index
• http://www.pinkwatchingisrael.com/portfolio/queer-bds-chronology/
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixRnQVvsTYs – possibly triggering example of pinkwashing

Queer Liberation Breakdown

• http://www.organizingupgrade.com/index.php/modules-menu/beyond-capitalism/item/1002-marriage-will-never-set-us-free
• http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/perry-final.pdf

Jennicet Gutiérrez

• http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jun/25/obamas-reply-to-a-trans-woman-proves-lgbt-advocacy-stops-at-gay-marriage
• http://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/06/25/exclusive-i-interrupted-obama-because-we-need-to-be-heard/

Questions for Reflection and Discussion

• What are the connections we see between the legalization of gay marriage in the US and Pinkwashing in I/P?
• Why is it important for us to make these connections?
• How does pinkwashing by Brand Israel support the occupation?
• How might passage of gay marriage serve as pinkwashing in the US?  Who are we being distracted from seeing?
• How do we bend our queerness toward justice?
• What can queer jews bring to BDS?
• How does this inform our work moving forward?  (Pride?)
• What kind of messaging could we use to bring these connections into Pride?