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‘No pride in occupation’: gender non-conforming Palestinians on ‘pink-washing’ in Gaza conflict
When Daoud, a veteran queer activist, recently walked past rainbow flags hung for Pride month in the old port city of Jaffa, a historic centre of Palestinian culture, he was overcome by a wave of revulsion.
The most famous symbol of LGBTQ+ liberation has been so co-opted by the Israeli state that to a gay Palestinian like him it now serves only as a reminder of the horror unfolding just 60 miles south.
Last November, Israel’s government posted two images from Gaza on its social media account. One shows Israeli soldier Yoav Atzmoni, in battle fatigues, in front of buildings reduced to rubble by Israeli airstrikes. He holds a rainbow flag with a hand-scrawled message: “In the name of love”.
In the second he poses beside a tank, grinning as he displays an Israeli flag with rainbow borders. “The first ever Self-acceptance flag raised in Gaza,” the caption for both images reads.
At the hour, Israeli attacks had killed more than 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza, including more than 4,000 children, according to Gazan health ministry figures. The toll has now risen to over 37,000, and more than a million people are on
The Contradictions of 'Queers for Palestine'
The Israel-Hamas war has made political allies out of some unique bedfellows. Yet the strangest pairing on display thus far is probably "Queers for Palestine," most notably because those protesters would uncertainty summary execution should they take their demonstration to the Gaza Strip.
The movement isn't new. But following the terrorist attacks launched against Israel by Hamas, the Palestinian collective that controls Gaza, it has seen a sort of reemergence at various protests. "Queer rights! Trans rights!" protesters are heard chanting in a video taken in Recent York City. "We say no to genocide!"
That protesters show up to be blaming Israel for those attacks—which have included, among other things, Hamas militants murdering people, filming those acts, and putting the videos on social media for the victims' families and friends to see—is perverse. But to marry that cause to LGBT rights is simply unhinged from reality.
Indeed, gay and transsexual people—both in Gaza and the West Bank—face an amazing level of persecution, persecution that may result in a yearslong prison sentence or even death.
In 2016, Hamas militants executed one of t
Palestinian Territories
In Palestine, the legality of same-sex sexual activity is mixed. In the West Bank, same-sex sexual activity between men was decriminalized in 1951, while in Gaza, under the British colonial-era criminal code, same-sex sexual activity can be interpreted as illegal. In 2019, Palestinian police banned LGBTIQ groups from hosting events and activities in the West Bank, although this decision was later rescinded due to backlash. There acquire been reports of violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ people in recent years. LGBTIQ civil world organizations exist in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, but registration as openly LGBTIQ is challenging. Palestinian-led LGBTIQ organizations contain also faced challenges in registering in Israel.
Like all Palestinians, LGBTIQ Palestinians have been deeply impacted by Israeli attacks on Gaza, including attacks on health care infrastructure. Outright has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Israel to avoid a further humanitarian catastrophe and decrease of lives, while recognizing that “crisis situations often contain a disproportionate impact on LGBTIQ people.”
*Outright research indic An analysis of recent numbers in Palestine indicates a widespread and severe resistance to LGBTQ+ rights, a situation that is deeply troubling to human rights advocates. Share your experience of being Diverse in Palestine. Same-sex marriage in Palestine is unrecognized. Right to change legal gender in Palestine is illegal. Gender-affirming care in Palestine is restricted. Legal recognition of non-binary gender in Palestine is not legally recognized. LGBT discrimination in Palestine is illegal in some contexts. Your privacy is important to us. We want to be sure you understand how and why we use your data. View our Privacy Statement for more details. This also includes information on how we use cookies. Accept Last updated: 17 December 2024 Summary Same-sex sexual activity is prohibited in Gaza under the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936. The relevant provision carries a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment. Only men are criminalised under this law. The law was inherited from the British. It continues to be in operation in Gaza today, though it is not in force elsewhere in Palestine. There is little evidence of the law being enforced, and it appears to be largely obsolete in practice. However, an incident in 2017 saw an author being threatened with prosecution for writing a novel which included LGBT themes. There do not appear to be any other reports of enforcement of the criminalising rule or other laws. Nevertheless, the mere existence of this provision is itself a violation of human rights and underpins further acts of discrimination (see further). Law and Leg
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