Overview
- On Jan. 6, the trans writer-producer known for Pose and Transparent wrote that anti-Zionism erases LGBTQ history and urged the community to reject it as a form of antisemitism.
- She said Zionism is “not a dirty word,” argued it should not be equated with oppression or imperialism, and cited Magnus Hirschfeld, Elizabeth Taylor, Larry Kramer, and Edith Windsor as examples of pro-Zionist figures linked to LGBTQ advances.
- Comments on the Instagram post were turned off, and criticism proliferated on other platforms, with users condemning her stance and calling for unfollows.
- LGBTQ activists and scholars challenged her claims, noting prominent anti-Zionist voices such as Judith Butler, Sarah Schulman, and Dean Spade and invoking Jasbir Puar’s concept of homonationalism in critiques of Israel.
- News outlets framed the dispute within the ongoing Israel–Gaza war, citing casualty and humanitarian reports, as the debate continues without any retraction or reported institutional action.