"These interactions have made me realize that many queers people’s understanding of pinkwashing has been merely theoretical and has not shifted their individualized and western approach to queerness, community and solidarity. Like every other aspect of life under capitalism, solidarity is understood as reciprocal and transactional. In this view, Palestinians do not have an inherent right to live free from genocide; they have to earn it by respecting white queers’ unconditional right to visibility and comfort."
