N.Y. gay center will take ‘time out’ on renting to anti- and pro- Israel groups

Dan82 · Jun 5, 2011

http://www.jta.org/news/article/201...-out-on-renting-to-anti-and-pro-israel-groups

A gay community center in New York announced it will take a "time out" on groups using the building as a meeting space to organize around the specific issue of the Israeli/Palestinian divide.

The executive director Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center, Glennda Testone, made the announcement over the weekend on her blog on the center's website.

The center has faced growing criticism in recent days over its decision to rent space to the anti-Israel group, Queers Against Israeli Apartheid.

In February, the center came under fire from gay supporters of Israel when a pro-Palestinian group called Siege Busters arranged to rent meeting space. The center revoked the group’s rental, explaining that Siege Busters was “not LGBT-focused” and that the event “began to distract from our core mission...

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Revan · Jun 5, 2011

I kind of feel it should only be used for pro-gay meetings, not religious type meetings...if that makes any sense.

Jay · Jun 5, 2011

It should only be used for meetings which end goal, whether it be short term or long term, is a better, more inclusive, accepting, loving society.

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