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How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March

JL;DR SUMMARY The New York City Dyke March faced internal division as organizers debated its stance on Zionism in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, conflict between Israel and Hamas. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish DiasporaJewish IdentityIsrael Palestine ConflictZionismProgressive PoliticsLgbtq+New York City Dyke MarchDyke MarchQueer Communities

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New York City, New York, United States
"between 15,000 and 30,000 self-identified dykes would converge in Manhattan for the annual march, which explicitly centers queer women."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"New York City organizers, I learned through interviews with several current and former members of the organizing committee, debated whether they should ban national flags in response. (The Dyke Marches operate independently from each other; following the Chicago incident, the Chicago and Washington, D.C., Dyke Marches banned nationalist symbols, although the D.C. March later agreed to permit Jewish pride flags.)"
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"following the Chicago incident, the Chicago and Washington, D.C., Dyke Marches banned nationalist symbols, although the D.C. March later agreed to permit Jewish pride flags."

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