Black Laundry ( he, כביסה שחורה, ''Kvisa Shchora'') is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (

LGBTQ ' is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. The LGBT term is a ...

) organization that uses

direct action Direct action originated as a political activist term for economic and political acts in which the actors use their power (e.g. economic or physical) to directly reach certain goals of interest, in contrast to those actions that appeal to oth ...

to oppose

Israeli occupation Israeli-occupied territories are the lands that were captured and occupied by Israel during the Six-Day War of 1967. While the term is currently applied to the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights, it has also been used to refer to a ...

of Palestinian land and advocate for social justice. The group made its first public appearance in 2001 after the

second Intifada The Second Intifada ( ar, الانتفاضة الثانية, ; he, האינתיפאדה השנייה, ), also known as the Al-Aqsa Intifada ( ar, انتفاضة الأقصى, label=none, '), was a major Palestinian uprising against Israel. ...

, where 250 members marched in the

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

Pride Day parade with the message 'No Pride in Occupation.' Co-founder Dali Baurn, an activist and professor at the Community School for Women, created Black Laundry to focus on creating a community that advocates social justice for women and queer community by using

feminist theory Feminist theory is the extension of feminism into theoretical, fictional, or philosophical discourse. It aims to understand the nature of gender inequality. It examines women's and men's social roles, experiences, interests, chores, and feminist ...

and working with both

Palestinians Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

and

Israelis Israelis ( he, יִשְׂרָאֵלִים‎, translit=Yīśrāʾēlīm; ar, الإسرائيليين, translit=al-ʾIsrāʾīliyyin) are the citizens and nationals of the State of Israel. The country's populace is composed primarily of Jew ...

. According to their website, "Black Laundry tries to stress the connection between different forms of oppression - our own oppression as

lesbian A lesbian is a Homosexuality, homosexual woman.Zimmerman, p. 453. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate n ...

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

s and transpeople enhances our solidarity with members of other oppressed groups."

References

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' * Katz, Sue, "What's Left of the Left in Israel", ''Z'' Magazine, December 2004, 16-19. *
Interview: Israeli Anarchism – Being Young, Queer, and Radical in the Promised Land
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* * * * {{Cite book , last1=Adelman , first1=Madelaine , last2=Elman , first2=Miriam Fendius , chapter=Sex and the City: The Politics of Gay Pride in Jerusalem , title=Jerusalem , date=2014 , isbn=978-0-8156-5252-6 , via=

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External links

Official website
Non-governmental organizations involved in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Political organizations based in Israel LGBT political advocacy groups in Israel LGBT anarchism Anarchist organizations in Israel Anarchist culture

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