The advocacy group Filmmakers for Palestine has just published a declaration of their intent not to work with Israeli film institutions in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza.  The list of signatories include a significant number of LGBTQ+ actors, writers, and directors  (and allies) that so far include Tilda Swinton (“The Room Next Door”), Cynthia Nixon (“And Just Like That…”), Josh O’Connor (“The History of Sound”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Joel Kim Booster (“Fire Island”), Indya Moore (“Pose”), Aimee Lou Wood (“The White Lotus”), Miriam Margolyes (“Harry Potter”) Lukas Dhont(“Girl”), Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother), Sara Ramirez, (Grays Anatomy)Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”), Ilana Glazer  (“A Strange Loop”), Lily Gladstone,  (“Sugar Cane” ) etc etc.   For many of these the decision to join the boycott is rooted in a broader tradition of LGBTQ+ activism that prioritizes intersectionality and solidarity with other marginalized communities

Titled “Film Workers Pledge to End Complicity,” the open letter calls upon all signatories to refrain from working with Israeli film institutions—including festivals, broadcasters, and production companies—that the group claims are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people” . The letter defines complicity as “whitewashing or justifying genocide and apartheid and/or partnering with the government committing them.”