Playwright Victor I. Cazares has been on a protest for 3 months, refusing to take his HIV medication until his Broadway theater condemns Israel. A trans nonbinary activist, Victor Cazares, is also doing the same until New York Theatre Workshop demands Israel stop its war against Hamas in Gaza. The actions have sparked controversy and discussions about activism and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
What's crazy about this story is that this man isn't even getting AIDS to end the war in Gaza. Not that that would be possible, but it's not even his stated goal. It's literally just to get a Broadway theater to condemn Israel. Like bro what. https://t.co/s8QkFlQ5Sq
This guy is willing to spread AIDS until his employer condemns Israel? https://t.co/nYMGcBBYeC https://t.co/tMSW1gfYqC
Itamar Moses’s new play “The Ally,” about free speech and Israel, boldly broaches the topic of Palestine activism on US college campuses. But the play ultimately stays on the safe side, endorsing agnosticism and inaction in a time of massacres. https://t.co/1vKabfBbjM
It’s not even for a ceasefire. He’s willing to contract AIDS over a meaningless statement by his employer. https://t.co/WbkxoFcz4M
A trans nonbinary activist says he's stopped taking his HIV medication until the New York Theatre Workshop @NYTW79 demands Israel stop its war against Hamas in Gaza. Victor Cazares is being profiled in liberal media as brave, stunning and righteous for his stunt. https://t.co/Eq2eUcayDt
The playwright Victor I. Cazares is 3 months into a protest during which he refuses to take his daily HIV medicine until the Broadway theater he works for officially condemns Israel. He is willing to risk contracting AIDS for a ceasefire https://t.co/N2tFiU5U56