Join ACT UP NY in emailing membership@hrc.org to demand they divest from genocide, call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, and remind them that there is no queer liberation for some without queer liberation for all! See: ACT UP NY BDS
Sample email text:
Subject: Don’t be silent on Genocide and Apartheid in Gaza
Dear Human Rights Campaign,
As a member of the queer community and an advocate for human rights, I am deeply concerned about your ties to weapons manufacturers and your silence on the international call for a ceasefire in Gaza.
I urge HRC to reconsider those ties and to call for a ceasefire, divest from companies engaged in apartheid and genocide, and uphold HRC’s own principles of equality and justice.
The LGBTQ+ community’s struggle for justice and equality parallels the Palestinian struggle for liberation. It is our duty as queer people to stand for the humanity of LGBTQ+ Palestinians, who are being massacred in Israeli airstrikes regardless of gender or sexuality.
By standing against oppression, advocating for peace, and recognizing the humanity of all Palestinians, HRC will be standing on the side of oppressed queer people worldwide in the struggle for true equality.
Sincerely,
More Tips:
- Be hard on institutions, not people.
- Remember, a queer is reading this email (and they likely agree with us).
- Elucidate your thoughts. Exercise your rhetoric. Try and be persuasive.
- Remember, they take screenshots. DON’T BE SLOPPY.
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