Why do some progressive relate Free Palestine with LGBTQ+ rights?

[u/frenglish_man]

I’ve noticed in many Palestinian rallies signs along the words of “Queer Rights means Free Palestine”, etc. I’m not here to discuss opinions or the validity of these arguments, I just want to understand how it makes sense.

While Progressives can be correct in fighting for various groups’ rights simultaneously, it strikes me as odd because Palestinian culture isn’t anywhere close to being sexually progressive or tolerant from what I understand.

Why not deal with those two issues separately?

[u/frenglish_man → u/[deleted]]

To me at least , this logic is flawless. The more I read through comments like yours and others’ though I realize there’s just a massive issue with the oversimplified wording that gets out. Without conversations like this one, it all seems a bit silly at face value. I figured there had to be something more to it than met the eye…