After months of planning and preparation, the first LGBTIQ delegation made it to Palestine in early January 2012. Below is the delegation’s statement in which they describe their visit and express their solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Please read, sign, and circulate widely!
http://www.queersolidaritywithpalestine.com/
An Open Letter to LGBTIQ Communities and Allies on the Israeli Occupation of Palestine
We are a diverse group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and trans activists, academics, artists, and cultural workers from the United States who participated in a solidarity tour in the West Bank of Palestine and Israel from January 7-13, 2012.
What we witnessed was devastating and created a sense of urgency around doing our part to end this occupation and share our experience across a broad cross-section of the LGBTIQ community. We saw with our own eyes the walls—literally and metaphorically—separating villages, families and land. From this, we gained a profound appreciation for how deeply embedded and far reaching this occupation is through every aspect of Palestinian daily life.
