Queers for Palestine

Queers for Palestine Receive a Reality Check

9 September 2024

3 MINS

Queers for Palestine got a little reality check last week.

Our ambassador in Iran was given a dressing down for an Instagram post promoting homosexuality.

You see, homosexuality is illegal in the Islamic Republic of Iran. And by illegal, I mean, the Islamists will hang you by the neck for it.

And that might be considered lenient.

In other parts of the Muslim world, they’ll stone you to death or throw you off a building for being gay.

As a side note, the gay community in Israel enjoy rights not even afforded in many Western nations. But, let’s not allow facts to get in the way of contempt for Israel.

Perhaps our ambassador in Iran, Ian McConville, had been drinking the Queers for Palestine Kool-Aid.

Virtue-Signal

A photo of McConville – wearing purple and sharing purple cupcakes – was posted on the official “Australia in Iran” Instagram account in support of Wear it Purple Day.

Wear it Purple Day is an annual LGBTQIA+ awareness day to celebrate and promote all things queer.

The Instagram post was captioned, in Persian so the locals could read it:

“Celebrating Wear it Purple Day with a splash of purple in every corner, and some delicious cupcakes made with love.

“Today, and every day, we’re dedicated to creating a supportive environment where everyone, especially LGBTQIA+ youth can feel proud to be themselves.

“Let’s keep championing diversity and inclusion for a brighter, more inclusive future.”

The post, which naturally included a Pride Flag flown at so many pro-Palestinian rallies around our country – was liked by about 3000 people.

But to the surprise, I am sure, of Queers for Palestine, the Ayatollah was not one of them.

Does the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran not like cupcakes?

Maybe purple’s just not his colour?

Abnormal

The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned our embassy for promoting homosexuality, which it described as “abnormal” conduct.

According to Iranian news agencies, our officials were told:

“The content published by the Australian embassy is insulting and contrary to Iranian and Islamic tradition, customs and culture.”

Well, this news will surely come as an enormous shock to all those protestors we see on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne waving their rainbow flags alongside Palestinian flags as if they were bedfellows.

It seems gay rights and Palestinian rights are linked only in the fertile imaginations of those who enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.

This, of course, raises an awkward question for the LGBTQ community in this country. How do they reconcile their support for Iran’s proxy, Hamas, with Iran’s anti-gay laws?

Iran is happy to accept the support of gay activists on the streets of Sydney and Melbourne, but won’t accept even a gay cupcake on the streets of Tehran.

This should give Queers for Palestine something to ponder.

I’m looking forward to seeing all those university students on campus tomorrow protesting the homophobic Iranian government.

Australian Values?

Meanwhile, federal government Minister Murray Watt told the ABC he was upset by the Iranian reaction to our purple cupcakes:

“I am concerned to see this reaction from the Iranian government to the activities of the Australian embassy.

“We’re very proud about the fact that our embassies promote Australian values internationally.

“And I’m very concerned to see an overseas government seemingly take action against an Australian embassy that is upholding Australian values.”

Too right, Mr Watt. You learn a great deal about the values of a nation by listening closely to what comes out of their embassy.

Speaking of which…

It’s exactly a month ago that our government summoned Iran’s ambassador to Australia to explain his social media post – calling, not for Wear it Purple Day, but for wipe out Israel Day. Cupcakes not included.

Iran’s Ambassador wrote that

“Wiping out the Zionist plague out of the holy lands of Palestine happens no later than 2027.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said at the time the comments were abhorrent, hateful, anti-Semitic, and had no place in Australia.

Well, unless you’re at one of the pro-Palestinian marches that happen every other weekend.

But wait. When the Iranian ambassador posted that Israel should be eliminated, wasn’t that just Iran’s embassy promoting Iranian values?

We value tolerance. They value the wiping out of Israelis from the Middle East.

And yet the Albanese Government continues to insist that Israel must negotiate a ceasefire agreement with Hamas – which, as they know very well, is nothing but an extension of Iran, whose spokesman here openly touts for the elimination of Israel.

Support for a Hamas-controlled Palestine is a very queer thing indeed.

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3 Comments

  1. Countess Antonia Maria Violetta Scrivanich 9 September 2024 at 11:21 am - Reply

    The Pro-Palestinian protestors are in for a shock if they think Islam tolerates Gays. I suggest they get an education ! Israel is fighting to survive in Israel while the Moslem Plan is to eliminate them entirely. Our govt. is having “a bob each way “.

  2. Kym Farnik 9 September 2024 at 8:40 pm - Reply

    The sooner we eradicate Hamas, the sooner we can prevent them from using children as shields.
    Here’s their diabolical agenda if you haven’t read it yet 👇

    Hamas Covenant…

    Article 2
    The Islamic Resistance Movement is one of the wings of Moslem Brotherhood in Palestine. Muslim Brotherhood Movement is a universal organization which constitutes the largest Islamic movement in modern times. It is characterized by its deep understanding, accurate comprehension and its complete embrace of all Islamic concepts of all aspects of life, culture, creed, politics, economics, education, society, justice and judgement, the spreading of Islam, education, art, information, science of the occult and conversion to Islam.
    Basically says that the intolerant and oppressive Sharia law is what they seek to implement in Israel.

    Article 8:
    Jihad is its path and death for the sake of Allah is the loftiest of its wishes.
    That basically says what it says.

    Article 11:
    The Islamic Resistance Movement believes that the land of Palestine is an Islamic Waqf [endowment] consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgement Day. It, or any part of it, should not be squandered: it, or any part of it, should not be given up. Neither a single Arab country nor all Arab countries, neither any king or president, nor all the kings and presidents, neither any organisation nor all of them, be they Palestinian or Arab, possess the right to do that.
    Basically says that a two state solution WILL NEVER BE ACCEPTED

    Article 13:
    Initiatives, and so-called peaceful solutions and international conferences, are in contradiction to the principles of the Islamic Resistance Movement.
    Basically says that’s it’s either their way… or DEATH.

    Article 15:
    The day that enemies usurp part of Muslim land, Jihad becomes the individual duty of every Muslim. In face of the Jews’ usurpation of Palestine, it is compulsory that the banner of Jihad be raised.
    Basically says that no Jews belong in Israel and it is a Muslim’s duty to hate them and fight them.

    Article 16:
    It is necessary to follow Islamic orientation in educating the Islamic generations in our region by teaching the religious duties, comprehensive study of the Koran, the study of the Prophet’s Sunna (his sayings and doings), and learning about Islamic history and heritage from their authentic sources.
    Basically says to teach their kids this ideology in Gaza which is what they have been doing since the PLO was established.

    Article 18:
    Woman in the home of the fighting family, whether she is a mother or a sister, plays the most important role in looking after the family, rearing the children and imbuing them with moral values and thoughts derived from Islam. She has to teach them to perform the religious duties in preparation for the role of fighting awaiting them. That is why it is necessary to pay great attention to schools and the curriculum followed in educating Muslim girls, so that they would grow up to be good mothers, aware of their role in the battle of liberation.
    Basically says that they need to brainwash their women to be on board with creating Jihadists who will die for the cause of Allah.

    Article 24:
    The Islamic Resistance Movement does not allow slandering or speaking ill of individuals or groups, for the believer does not indulge in such malpractices.
    Of course this is only talking about themselves. Not Jews, or Christians, or Muslims who disagree with them. And how do we know this? Because in 2005, when they got elected, they went out and eliminated all Palestinians who opposed them politically eliminated

    Article 27:
    Our homeland is one, our situation is one, our fate is one and the enemy is a joint enemy to all of us. Secularism completely contradicts religious ideology.
    Basically says There is no room for anyone else under Hamas

    Article 28:
    Arab countries surrounding Israel are asked to open their borders before the fighters from among the Arab and Islamic nations so that they could consolidate their efforts with those of their Muslim brethren in Palestine. As for the other Arab and Islamic countries, they are asked to facilitate the movement of the fighters from and to it, and this is the least thing they could do.
    Basically, it says all Muslim countries need to help with this jihad or else.

    Article 30:
    Writers, intellectuals, media people, orators, educators and teachers, and all the various sectors in the Arab and Islamic world – all of them are called upon to perform their role, and to fulfill their duty. Jihad is not confined to the carrying of arms and the confrontation of the enemy. The effective word, the good article, the useful book, support and solidarity – together with the presence of sincere purpose for the hoisting of Allah’s banner higher and higher – all these are elements of the Jihad for Allah’s sake.
    Basically says that all famous Muslims need to get on board or else

    Article 31:
    Under the wing of Islam, it is possible for the followers of the three religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism – to coexist in peace and quiet with each other. Peace and quiet would not be possible except under the wing of Islam. It is the duty of the followers of other religions to stop disputing the sovereignty of Islam in this region, because the day these followers should take over there will be nothing but carnage, displacement and terror.
    Basically says, it’s not possible to have ‘peace’ unless Jews, Christians and Atheists are UNDER THE CONTROL OF THESE MANIACS.

    Article 32:
    World Zionism, together with imperialistic powers, try through a studied plan and an intelligent strategy to remove one Arab state after another from the circle of struggle against Zionism, in order to have it finally face the Palestinian people only. Egypt was, to a great extent, removed from the circle of the struggle, through the treacherous Camp David Agreement. They are trying to draw other Arab countries into similar agreements and to bring them outside the circle of struggle.
    Basically says that the camp David Agreement where peace was ALMOST attained is TREASON IN ISLAM

    Article 35:
    The present Zionist onslaught has also been preceded by Crusading raids from the West and other Tatar raids from the East. Just as the Muslims faced those raids and planned fighting and defeating them, they should be able to confront the Zionist invasion and defeat it.
    Basically says they will win.

    Article 36:
    The Islamic Resistance Movement adopts Islam as its way of life. Islam is its creed and religion. Whoever takes Islam as his way of life, be it an organisation, a grouping, a country or any other body, the Islamic Resistance Movement considers itself as their soldiers and nothing more.
    Basically says Islam will take over the world, and they are the TRUE soldiers of Islam.

    All of this was simply reinforced in
    Hamas Principles and Policies of May 2017. Look it up for yourself.
    And then they try to tell you that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance and that only under them can other faiths truly practice their beliefs in security and safety.

  3. Ian Moncrieff 10 September 2024 at 2:51 pm - Reply

    Hypo Hypocrisy!

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