ALTLOYALTY TO LOVE / SOLIDARITY BEYOND STATES, 2024
queer as in fuck genocide. queer as in fuck nationalism, borders, surveillance & repression. queer as in fuck the cycles of violence that fascists grow by scattering seeds of fear & anger in the bloody soil of collective trauma. queers know safety will never come from the state, only from each other.
for years Zionists have been telling me how “stupid” and “self-hating” i am as a queer/trans anti-Zionist Jew, citing Israel’s supposed (pinkwashed) status as a “haven” for people like me. this total erasure/dehumanization of queer & trans Palestinians has always disgusted me. queer Israeli “safety” is a lie, but even if it was true, i want no part of it at the expense of occupation & genocide. the only way forward is embracing each other in direct opposition to those who profit off endless violence.
this piece was made entirely in Procreate (with True Grit Texture Supply’s Rusty Nib engraver brushes & Adilson Farias’ watercolor brushes). hoping to get some prints made & use a percentage of the profits to support Operation Olive Branch’s direct aid initiatives - stay tuned.