02/08/2024
LGBTQIA+ magazine Out.com reports that "Now more than ever, high-profile figures in the LGBTQ+ community are using their platforms to show support for Palestine and react to the latest massacre in Rafah." Among the many LGBTQIA+ public celebrities who have been urging peace and reconciliation in the current Middle East war crisis, have been Eurovision Entrant and gay actor Olly Alexander as well as singer and international pop star Ricky Martin. Out.com quotes from Jewish Voice for Peace — described as the largest progressive Jewish anti-Zionist organization in the world, who say " "Two million people live in Gaza, a piece of land approximately the size of Philadelphia containing one-third more people than the American city. The densest part of Gaza — the municipality that contains Gaza City — has roughly 10 times as many people as Philadelphia's most populous ZIP code. Gaza has been living in darkness for months."" A collection of posts on the subject have been assembled by Out and are available to view on their website.
