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Queer artists call on Olly Alexander to boycott Eurovision over Israel participation
Maxine Peake and Sarah Schulman among signatories of open letter asking singer to withdraw from contest
More than 450 queer artists, individuals and organisations have called on the UK’s Eurovision contestant, Olly Alexander, to boycott this year’s competition in solidarity with Palestine. The actor Maxine Peake and the novelist and playwright Sarah Schulman are among the signatories of the open letter calling on the singer to withdraw from the contest in May due to the conflict in Gaza. Other signatories include the actors Indya Moore and Brigette Lundy-Paine, the musicians Goat Girl, H Sinno and Chardine Taylor-Stone, and the writers Jason Okundaye and Jamie Windust.
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