What’s the point of the un, the geneva conventions, international law, etc if we see a genocide happening in front of our eyes but nothing is done to stop it.
If you see someone going “well Palestinians hate gay people and Israelis don’t” - this is one of the things I hear the most from people who want to use my queerness to paint me as a traitor on multiple fronts, or to tell me that I’m speaking up for their rights but they’d kill me given the chance.
First of all, this is called pinkwashing. Israel loves painting itself as a queer haven, to show how progressive and civilized it is and paint Palestinians as less by comparison. I have a picture of myself with an acquaintance at a Pride parade, and their sign read “queers against pinkwashing.” We see what they’re doing and many of us don’t approve. It’s sickening when someone uses us as justification to kill Palestinians.
Second, nothing justifies genocide. Or apartheid. Even if every single Palestinian person was a homophobe - which is not the case - I’d still oppose this. Because nothing justifies genocide.
Third, I already reblogged posts that had these pictures, but.
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