When the so-called “Dyke March” organized a protest for lesbian rights, they decided to take sides in the divisive Israel-Palestine conflict.

Consequently, some Jewish lesbians were forced to leave the march because they carried a flag that had a Star of David printed on top of the LGBTQ rainbow flag. They were told that the march was “anti-Zionist” and “pro-Palestinian,” and that some Israel-haters in the parade were “made [to] feel unsafe” by the age-old Jewish symbol.   

Shortly after this fiasco, another event called “Slut Walk Chicago” tweeted that they would stand by the Dyke Marchers’ “decision to remove the Zionist contingent from their events.” They insisted that they wouldn’t allow “Zionist displays” at their... Read More