Watchdog Group Offers $1M for LGBTQ Pride Parade in Gaza and West Bank
New Tolerance Campaign challenges U.S. LGBTQ advocacy groups to address persecution in Palestinian territories.
- The New Tolerance Campaign has pledged $1 million to any U.S. LGBTQ advocacy group willing to host a Pride parade in Gaza or the West Bank.
- Gregory T. Angelo, NTC President, insists the offer is a legitimate call to action, not a publicity stunt.
- Homosexuality remains deeply taboo in Palestinian territories, with gay and transgender individuals facing severe persecution.
- NTC aims to highlight the disparity in LGBTQ rights between Israel and Palestinian territories and potentially foster pluralism and peace.
- The campaign will publicize the offer with mobile billboards in major U.S. cities and encourage public messages to LGBTQ organizations.