Campaigns on Al-Qaws

Tarwiha 2, Queer Youth Comics: Tackling Family Relationships

Thu, 21 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0200

On Wednesday, March 20, alQaws launched the second season of our queer youth comic series “Tarwiha” with a revamped visual style and a more nuanced educational approach. The season’s first episode highlights the bittersweet nature of our relationship with family, and the tension between two essential, yet often separate, parts of lives: our family and our (queer) friends.

This season features 8 episodes tackling our relationship with family, from daily lived experiences to more tense moments, bringing Tarwiha’s storylines closer to reality with stories and experiences inspired by LGBT/queer youth that we meet..

Support alQaws – Kickstart the Next 10 Years

Sat, 29 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0200

JOIN US IN CELEBRATING 10 YEARS, AND SUPPORT US AS WE EMBARK ON THE NEXT 10!

Support us here: https://donorbox.org/alqaws

The Last Ten | Since forming ten years ago, alQaws has emerged as the leading grassroots Palestinian LGBTQ led movement supporting individuals, building up communities, and transforming society across divisions—colonial, cultural, social, economic, etc.

Our work began in Jerusalem with a handful of activists seeking space to gather and with a vision for a society that embraces gender and sexual diversity. It has grown to include centralized hubs of work and spaces in 4 cities (and expanding), and programs and projects that reach LGBTQ individuals, youth, and communities, as well teachers, families, mental health professionals, musicians, journalists, civil society organizations, and more.

Social Media Campaign Marks New Milestone in Palestinian Queer Organizing

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0200

(This article was originally published in Arabic on Arab48)

Over the last decade, a queer organizing movement has been emerging in Palestinian civil society, aiming to highlight the sexual and gender diversity in Palestinian society. The movement began to gain momentum with the founding of alQaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in Palestinian Society over ten years ago. Started as a small group of Palestinian queer activists living mainly in Jerusalem and Ramallah, the group is now one of the largest and most influential Palestinian organizations in this field.