Queer Palestinian representation has become an
essential discussion in spaces concerning Palestinian liberation. While queer
Palestinians participate and advocate for Palestinian sovereignty, it was not
until the past two decades anthropologists paid attention to the influence and
dynamics of queer centered organisations. Scholars have contributed
significantly to Palestinian queer organisations’ activism through the context
of global politics, yet the independent queer Palestinian experience requires
more exploration to fully contextualise Queer Palestine. The objective of this
paper is to highlight the concealed element of the queer Palestinian experience
and explicate why Queer Palestinian rights are essential to Palestinian
sovereignty. The research methods focus on two elements: the textual analysis
of recent publications centralised around Queer Palestinian activism and social
behavior within the context of visibility and state propaganda. Specifically,
the politic
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