19. Queer as in Free Palestine with Fredrik "Apollo" Asplund
Kalam16 Jul 2024

19. Queer as in Free Palestine with Fredrik "Apollo" Asplund

"How can you be gay and support Palestine?" is a question that bugs Swedish club icon Fredrik "Apollo" Asplund. For him, it's obvious - the 1969 Stonewall Riots (protesting New York police harassing the city's queer communities) and the Palestinian Intifada are about the same struggle for freedom and dignity.

In the 80's and 90's gay people were killed in the millions by AIDS. Today, the people of Gaza are subjected to genoc!de. For Apollo - the solidarity is clear.

Listen to Edgar speak to his old friend Apollo - born in Kiruna but who made his way to New York, Paris, Mexico, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan.

Read Apollo’s essay in Parabol Press about his solidarity with Palestine here: https://www.parabol.press/varfor-jag-som-gay-stodjer-gaza/

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