Socialist Queens Councilwoman Tiffany Caban bizarrely claimed at a Satisfaction Month celebration that “queer liberation means ‘Free Palestine!’” — infuriating some LGBTQ+ and Jewish individuals.
The speech from the co-chair of the Metropolis Council’s LGBTQ+ caucus was met with cheers at Queens School’s Pridefest, in keeping with sources. However others questioned what the 36-year-old Caban was pondering.
“One wonders how Caban ties queer liberation with requires the institution of a rustic that may have the demise penalty for LGBTQ individuals,” stated one outraged Jewish New Yorker.
Queens School, which has a 30% Jewish undergrad inhabitants, has a historical past of antisemitic incidents, together with hateful “F–ok Israel” and “Jews Suck” graffiti on campus within the months following Hamas’ horrific Oct. 7 assault on Israel.
The Pridefest occasion was meant as a celebration for all 25 CUNY campuses, a system that entered a settlement with the US Division of Training earlier this month over ongoing discrimination complaints, together with each antisemitism and Islamophobia.
Caban has shared images on social media all through Satisfaction Month with posters studying “Queer as in Free Palestine” and “No delight in genocide.”
The irony wasn’t misplaced on social media customers.
“These individuals amaze me, supporting individuals who would have them killed on the drop of a hat,” one commented.
Different messaging at occasions Caban attended this month additionally co-opted delight. Posters branded together with her title referred to as for the closing of Rikers Island and the funding of libraries — each “for queer liberation.”
Caban didn’t reply to a request for remark.
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