Queer Spaces Say "No Zionists Allowed." This Trans Activist Built a New One | Nate Shalev, Co-Founder of Shalom Dykes

In this episode of Here I Am, Shai sits down with Nate Shalev, co-founder of Shalom Dykes, an organization creating safe, inclusive, and joyful spaces for Jewish LGBTQ dykes. Nate shares their decade-long journey organizing with the NYC Dyke March, a community that once championed inclusion for all, and how everything shifted after October 7th when conversations about Israel within the march's leadership broke down, anti-Zionism was embedded into the organization's values, and Jewish members were effectively pushed out.Rather than counter-protesting, Nate channeled that loss into building something new. Shalom Dykes launched with no idea who would show up, only to draw hundreds, then 600, then 2,500 signatures on an open letter. Nate reflects on what it means to need your community's safe spaces while being told you no longer belong in them, the painful double life of watching a wife check hostage lists each morning while colleagues with no personal connection to the conflict demanded performative statements, and why building joyful, visible Jewish queer community is itself an act of resistance and hope.Guest: Nate Shalev, Co-founder of Shalom DykesConsider DONATING to help us continue and expand our media efforts. If you cannot at this time, please share this video with someone who might benefit from it. We thank you for your support!https://gofund.me/30c00151c BUY MERCH!https://hereiam.threadless.com/SUPPORT SHAI ON PATREON!https://www.patreon.com/shaidavidai/about?utm_source=campaign-search-results 🔔 Subscribe now and never miss an episode📢 Follow us on social media:Instagram: hereiamwithshaidavidaiTik Tok: hereiamwithshaidavidai / hereiamwithshaidavidai🎧 Listen to the full episode on your favorite podcast platform:RSS: https://rss.com/podcasts/hereiamwithshaidavidai/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/here-i-am-with-shai-davidai/id1757483524Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6pI03BMwAuQDbYIy4Zp6ah?si=2bd1c3f8a11c46cd#HereIAmPodcast #ShaiDavidai #NateShalev #ShalomDykes #JewishLGBTQ #QueerJews #DykeMarch #NYCDykeMarch #JewishCommunity #LGBTQ #TransJewish #NonBinary #JewishPride #QueerPride #Zionism #JewishIdentity #October7 #Antisemitism #QueerCommunity #JewishQueer #LGBTQJews #CommunityBuilding #JewishDykes #Inclusion #Belonging #QueerSpaces #JewishSpaces #GrassrootsOrganizing #LGBTQRights #TransRights #JewishActivism #QueerActivism #DykeVisibility #JewishJoy #QueerJoy #Coalition #SafeSpaces #JewishResilience #LGBTQCommunity #Pride #IsraeliLGBTQ #TheAguda #QueerJewish #JewishResistance #BuildingCommunityCredits: Producers: Shai Davidai, Abbie Sophia, Adamit Productions, Allison Fuller, Josh Tepper, Bonnie Berkovits Filmed @ The CAVE Soundstage in Hackensack and edited by Adamit Productions