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ILGA World said The Aguda’s proposal to hold the group’s next world conference in Tel Aviv had violated its aims and objectives, and it is now reviewing The Aguda’s larger compliance with the ILGA World constitution.

The Aguda’s bid had been due to be voted on at ILGA World’s conference this month in Cape Town, South Africa.

“We recognise the historical experience with apartheid and colonialism in South Africa: even the possibility of voting on such a bid in their home country would have been at odds with the unequivocal solidarity with the Palestinian people.”

The move follows an open letter by three Palestinian LGBTQ+ organisations to ILGA World last month, raising major concerns about how Israeli LGBTQ+ groups have historically helped “pinkwash” and divert attention from Israel’s crimes against Palestinians.

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[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My bigotry and genocide is fine because other countries have bigotry, actually.

What do you think you stand for, exactly?

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I’m not really not sure what you stand for?

You seem to fervently defend the genocide of LBGTQ+ when it’s a country that is opposed to Israel?

Yet vehemently attack countries where LGBTQ+ are accepted, have rights, and have legal standing to fight injustices against them.

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not complex - bigotry is bad, genocide, as the most extreme possible outcome of bigotry, is far worse. Some bigotry in a population isn't justification for a genocide - that would be an apocalyptic prescription if applied consistently.

You do understand why people would look at your prescriptions and think that you're either a world-ending lunatic or genocidal piece of shit, right? Why would we be wrong?

[–] Dead_or_Alive@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Except Israel didn’t start this war of aggression. Hamas did last October.

Hamas and the countries surrounding Israel have a history of genocide and persecution against LBGTQ that you conveniently brush aside to support whatever outcome you think is right.

If anyone needs to get back on their meds it’s you.

[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Yawn

History started 13 months ago (but only as it relates to the genocide Israel is committing) - but you'd better not pay attention to who has been killing the most LGBTQ+ people (and straight people, civilians, children...) in the region.

I'm the one brushing aside reality, eh?

You don't ever look at the fact that you're defending a genocide and question yourself? That you're weaponising the Palestinian LGBTQ+ population whose extermination you're actively supporting exterminating to justify that extermination?

...nah - better to just say I'm off my meds.

You wouldn't have to tie yourself in bizarre knots to defend a genocide if you simply decided not to defend the indefensible. You don't have a moral framework, you don't have a logical framework - you have "Israel gud, so genocide gud."