Campaigners have called for organisers of Glasgow Pride, which takes place annually in Scotland’s largest city, to end the “Pinkwashing of Pride” and “partnerships with companies complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians”. Members of No Pride in Genocide (NPiG) have written an open lett
Campaigners have called for organisers of Glasgow Pride, which takes place annually in Scotland’s largest city, to end the “Pinkwashing of Pride” and “partnerships with companies complicit in Israel’s ongoing genocide of Palestinians”.
Members of No Pride in Genocide (NPiG) have written an open letter to Pride organisers requesting an “open discussion” on “concerns about how last year’s Pride was conducted”.
In 2024, many local groups and individuals withdrew their participation from the official festivities and instead “marched in outrage” as part of an anti-genocide block through the city.
Campaigners are now clling on organisers to implement an “ethical sponsorship and partnership policy”.
NPiG wrote: “We must remember that first and foremost, Pride is a protest and that our ongoing struggle for liberation will never be complete without the liberation of our LGBTQ+ Palestinian peers.
“The recent ceasefire has been continually violated and the gruesome genocide has resumed with an estimate of 186,000 Palestinians being murdered. We simply cannot allow our Pride to be tainted by any company that is involved, invested in, or has supported this in any way.
“We stand proudly in opposition to the Pinkwashing of our Pride and encourage our vibrant local community to join us in solidarity by adding your name or the name of your organisation below to call on Glasgow’s Pride Ltd to respond with a meaningful plan to meet our demands by 1st May 2025.”
