Going viral holding a sign that reads “My grandpa didn’t survive Auschwitz to bomb Gaza,” is not how I planned to start a conversation with my family condemning Israel’s actions against the Palestinian people. I’m not the only Jewish person who has long chosen to self-silence rather than stand with my values, but it’s not too late for other Jewish people to join me. The moment for Jewish-Palestinian solidarity is now.

“I’m done putting my faith in well-meaning surrogates. That’s not enough now, and it never really was.”

The first ever Bisexual Awareness Week created space to organize resources, initiate connections and speak about our experiences in a new way.