Art Metropole

#16386

AGAINST PRIDE MONTH DURING A FUCKING GENOCIDE MANIFESTO

Writer

Be Oakley

Date

2025

Publisher

GenderFail

Format

Monographs

Size

11 × 18 cm

Genre

Queer Art & Artists, Activism

AGAINST PRIDE MONTH DURING A FUCKING GENOCIDE MANIFESTO is a urgent text asking all queer + trans + non-binary people during pride month to protest more than we party to be in solidarity with Palestinians. This manifesto will be messy, imperfect, but hopefully deeply human in its attempt to inspire you to live up to the ideals that Pride Month originally stood for: a riot against injustice.

This text was produced urgently to highlight the importance of inspiring fellow queer individuals to take action this Pride Month. In just one week, this text was written, designed, and published, showing the urgency of getting this information. As a disabled person, publishing is fundamental to how I protest.

From the Manifesto:

“Pride in the context of the ongoing genocide of Palestinians, of the thousands and thousands of children killed, is in horrifying contrast to the image of queer people celebrating their spot at the table. It’s more than tone deaf, it feels violent. Especially with the ongoing attacks on trans folks here in the United States and around the world. WHAT THE FUCK are you celebrating? Your survival? Your access? Your wealth? Your freedom?”