this shit will 100% be used to further villify queer rights and causes in the global south
holding up a pride flag in front of the ruins of a city sure is a look
With the “In the name of love” being written on it, no less. This pic will be probably used by christofascist for decades if they come on it.
but where’s the freedom for lgbt+ palestinians, when you kil them with the straight palestinians?
Also the US invaded Afghanistan basically to advance feminist causes.
Love the weaponization of identity politics
In going to keep posting this because it’s the only response worth considering
We refuse the instrumentalization of our queerness, our bodies, and the violence we face as queer people to demonize and dehumanize our communities, especially in service of imperial and genocidal acts. We refuse that Palestinian sexuality and Palestinian attitudes towards diverse sexualities become parameters for assigning humanity to any colonized society. We deserve life because we are human, with the multitude of our imperfections, and not because of our proximity to colonial modes of liberal humanity. We refuse colonial and imperialist tactics that seek to alienate us from our society and alienate our society from us, on the basis of our queerness. We are fighting interconnected systems of oppression, including patriarchy and capitalism, and our dreams of autonomy, community, and liberation are inherently tied to our desire for self-determination. No queer liberation can be achieved with settler-colonization, and no queer solidarity can be fostered if it stands blind to the racialized, capitalist, fascist, and imperial structures that dominate us.
- Queers in Palestine
