On Saturday, Chicago hosted its annual LGBTQ Pride march, colloquially known as the “Chicago Dyke March.” The purpose of the march was supposedly to give solidarity to members of the LGBTQ community around the world and to demonstrate one’s pride in their identity. However, that celebration of pride did not include proud Jews.
According to Haaretz, three individuals who carried Jewish Pride Flags, flags that had the Star of David placed in the middle of the rainbow pride flag, were banned from the march because people felt “unsafe.” Some individuals believed that the flag looked similar to the State of Israel’s flag, which did not fit the “anti-Zionist” and “pro-Palestinian” march. The march organizers also provided the following statement justifying their decision:
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