ADVISORY: NYC's banned LGBTQ Palestine groups sit in at LGBT Center

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PRESS ADVISORY

Date: June 5, 2011

Contact: Emmaia Gelman, 917-517-3627

AS NYC LGBT COMMUNITY CENTER BANS QUEER PALESTINE GROUPS IN RESPONSE TO ANTI-ARAB/ANTI-MUSLIM PRESSURE, LGBTQ COMMUNITY ANNOUNCES SIT-IN.

LGBT Center claims it's easier to censor queer anti-Apartheid organizers than fight off Israel lobbyists... Unsurprisingly, the queer community objects.

What:	Sit-in at the LGBT Community Center to oppose censorship of queer political organizing and Center board's refusal to meet with community groups on transparency.
Who:	NYC Queers Against Israeli Apartheid (whose scheduled meetings were summarily cancelled last week by Center staff); Siege Busters (whose meetings were cancelled by the Center in March 2011); with support from Queers for an Open LGBT Center and other LGBTQ community members.
When:	Wednesday, June 8 @ 6pm
Where:	NYC LGBT Community Center 208 West 13th Street, between 7th and 8th Aves.
More info:	Background: http://openthecenter.blogspot.com See attached flyer for further information.