Phan Nguyen exposed a good deal of the seamy underside of the StandWithUs-Ministry of Foreign Affairs pinkwashing campaign here in the Pacific NW that ended with the Seattle city LGBT Commission cancelling a gala reception it had planned with an Israeli LGBT delegation brought here to showcase Israel as a haven for gay rights (in opposition to the supposed repression of said rights in the Arab world). The Seattle city commission took this action after a hearing at which proponents and opponents of the visit by the Israeli delegation got to air their views. Opponents did not object to meeting with the Israeli delegation. They objected to the government funding of the tour and the political/hasbara ramifications that went along with such funding. For more, click here.
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