Dear Western people. Stop strictly framing the experience of queer Palestinians to death, violence, and homophobia (I use queer as an umbrella term to refer to the broader LGBTQ group). Queer Palestinians deserve a representation beyond colonization, occupation, apartheid, human rights violations, and as of late, genocide. These things we experience alongside all Palestinians, regardless of their queerness. Queer Palestinians are worthy of a representation that humanizes them, and their communities, and focuses on the common joys and struggles that they also share with queer communities worldwide. Continue reading “Dear western world: It is time you relearn queer Palestine” →