How the Oct. 7 aftermath splintered the New York Dyke March – The Forward

The New York City Dyke March has come close to dissolution over its stance on Zionism. Photo-illustration by Nora Berman/Getty Images/Instagram By Nora Berman May 17, 2025 Jodi Kreines, an organizer for the 2025 New York City Dyke March, was concerned. It was mid-March; in barely three months, between 15,000 and 30,000 self-identified dykes would converge in Manhattan for the annual march, which explicitly centers queer women. But no logistics work had begun. Kreines, who is Jewish, was standing in the way — by refusing to sign off on an Instagram statement explicitly defining the Dyke March as anti-Zionist. But her fellow organizing committee members were insistent, and Kreines finally gave in, afraid, she said, of “putting the entire march in peril.” On March 14, the march’s official Instagram account posted that they were “strengthening their commitment to anti-Zionist, anti-racist, pro-LGBTQ+ community standards.” For a significant number of Jewish and Israeli dykes who have long been involved in the march, it was a moment of rupture. Pro-Palestinian supporters also objected, arguing the organization has not gone far enough. “I feel too queer for Jewish spaces, but I also feel too Jewish for queer spaces.” The march — which takes place
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