Why do anti-imperialist movements in the Global South tend to see queer folk as enemies rather than fellow oppressed people? (Not saying all are like that, but why don’t we see that many radically pro-queer movements in the Global South)
Why do anti-imperialist movements in the Global South tend to see queer folk as enemies rather than fellow oppressed people? (Not saying all are like that, but why don’t we see that many radically pro-queer movements in the Global South)
Wasn’t (formally) illegal to be gay in Palestine until after the brits came
Homosexuality was first criminalized in Palestine in 1936 with the implementation of the British Mandate Criminal Code Ordinance.
Under the Ottoman Empire, which ruled historic Palestine prior to World War I, same-sex acts were viewed as contrary to social norms but were not considered immoral enough to warrant criminalization in the same way they were under British rule.
Before the Ottomans, there were also no formal laws criminalizing homosexuality.