Why Should Gay People Be Zionist? with Marcus Breman
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Israel is the only pro-LGBTQ country in the Middle East but does that mean you should automatically be a Zionist? Probably, but for a vast majority of LGBTQ members, especially Jews, they are faced with the inner conflict of crossing political lines and personal values, stepping aside from the guidelines of their political affiliation's doctrine. How can they navigate this dilemma?
Marcus Breman, better known on TikTok as @yourfavoritegayzionist, discusses this dilemma from a personal experience. Having lived in both the United States and Israel, Marcus makes commentary paving his own path for his opinions and political stances. Chaz Volk, host of Bad Jew, works to understand this complicated positioning and where U.S. politics fits into the morality that Zionism has built.
00:00 Introduction
03:10 The younger generation
06:32 Switching political parties
11:42 Israel's anti-discrimination laws for LGBTQ+
14:23 Diverse voter motivations in U.S.
17:19 LGBT asylum controversy in the West Bank
20:06 Israel is THE successful decolonization project
23:47 Echo chambers
29:33 Biden vs. Trump's Zionism
30:54 Conclusion
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