A letter to Sam Smith

"You cannot have queer liberation while apartheid, patriarchy, capitalism and other oppressions exist. It's important to target the connections of these oppressive forces."

Reconsider your visit to perform in the apartheid state of Israel

I've always been a fan of you, Sam, somehow I feel that we are similar, your recent era made me more confident to be comfortable in my skin, but to see you going to perform in "Israel" sing & dance on stolen land above a stage built on top of a genocide is truly disappointing from you,

Part of my family had to flee the illegal invasion and occupation of Palestine by what so-called "Israel" your fellow Queers in Palestine are being targeted & blackmailed by "Israel" not to mention they're living under a brutal occupation that is one google search away from you, International human right organizations are confirming that where you are going to perform is an apartheid state that is violating human rights.

It truly hurts and triggers me to see the artist I had so much love for doing this,

I hope you reconsider this & Im more than happy to talk with you and inform you more about the history of occupied Palestine.

By proceeding with this performance you are taking part in PinkWashing 

What is PinkWashing?

Pinkwashing refers to Israel's campaign to distract from its egregious violations of international law and the human, civil, and political rights of Palestinians by shining a bright light on its supposed cultural liberalism and its supposed fun, fabulous, and queer-friendly culture.