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Queer and HIV+ in Gaza: A Young Man’s “Race Against Time” as Israel Blocks Medication

StoryJanuary 15, 2025
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Image Credit: E.S. via The Intercept

We speak with journalists Steven Thrasher and Afeef Nessouli about their new report for The Intercept, which examines how queer, HIV-positive Palestinians are struggling to survive in Gaza with limited access to medication due to Israel’s siege and ongoing attacks on the territory. The report centers on E.S., a young Palestinian man who is HIV-positive and who has been in “a race against time,” says Nessouli. “The genocide is making it impossible to get medication to people like E.S.,” adds Thrasher.

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