News
Featured
Across the World, Groups Pledge #NoRestForPUMA Until It Ends Complicity in Israeli Apartheid
On Saturday, September 10, groups around the world participated in the #BoycottPUMA Global Day of Action, calling on the German sportswear company to...
Surge in Support for Boycott of Israeli LGBT Film Festival Shows Growing Respect for Palestinian Picket Line
June 9, 2017 — After a wave of cancellations almost derailed this year’s Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival (TLVFest) in what festival...
Wave of Boycotts Hits Israeli LGBT Film Festival as International Artists Heed Palestinian Call to Respect Picket Line
May 29, 2017 – At least five of the twelve international speakers scheduled to participate in the Tel Aviv International LGBT Film...
Award-Winning South African Filmmaker Cancels Participation in Israeli LGBT Film Festival
May 26, 2017 — Yesterday, award-winning South African filmmaker John Trengove canceled his participation in the upcoming Tel Aviv...
Just as Boycotts Are Making a Difference for LGBTQ People, Some Lawmakers Want to Shut Them Down
In recent weeks, governors, mayors, major businesses, and entertainers have joined a boycott of North Carolina and Mississippi as a way of protesting...
Vancouver Queer Film Festival urged to come out against Israeli Apartheid
Photo: Dave Markland Queer activists and allies gathered outside the Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) screening of “The Invisible Men”, carrying...
Queer activists disrupt SF Film Festival over Israeli sponsorship
(Photo: Kate Raphael) Twenty Palestine solidarity activists briefly interrupted the screening of The Invisible Men at the Roxie Theater on Saturday...
'Queer Lisboa' drops Israeli sponsorship following boycott campaign
Portugal - 'Queer Lisboa', Lisbon's gay and lesbian film festival, dropped its long-standing sponsorship from the Israeli Embassy following a...
Queers Against Israeli Apartheid drops a banner during Toronto Pride
“We’re drawing attention to Israel’s use of LGBT rights as a propaganda tool to justify apartheid policies and the occupation of Palestinian...
Growing LGBTQ solidarity with Palestine as struggles erupt
Over the last few years, as the movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel (BDS) has gathered steam in the U.S. and throughout the...
Frameline Film Festival Pinkwashing Israeli Apartheid
For the second year in a row, and after a short break, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival, the largest queer cultural event in the...