Can you explain as a LBTQ+ your support for Palestine?

[Anonymous]

This is a serious question. I am confused. Gay and transgender people—both in Gaza and the West Bank—face an extraordinary level of persecution, persecution that may result in a yearslong prison sentence or even death.

In 2016, Hamas militants executed one of their own commanders, Mahmoud Ishtiwi, for allegedly having sex with another man. Last year, in the West Bank, 25-year-old Ahmed Abu Marhia's severed head was found on the side of the road after he was murdered for being gay. The killer videoed the execution and shared it on social media. Same-sex sexual activity is prohibited in Gaza under the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance 1936. This provision carries a maximum penalty of ten years’ imprisonment. Only men are criminalised under this law. The law was inherited from the British during its mandate over Palestine. The law continues to be in operation in Gaza today

Why is there support in the community for Hamas or the Palestinians?

[jsteele]

The fact that you don't understand the answer to your question suggests that you will never understand the answer to your question. So, let's not waste time on this thread. Please keep Gaza topics confined to the Gaza thread in the political forum.