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Homophobia in the Global South - why? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 weeks ago by thefreepenguinalt@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml
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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)

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[–] thefreepenguinalt@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

But would it not make more sense to ally with internal queer people than to scapegoat them?

[–] SocialistVibes01@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

In general the left isn't scapegoating anybody.

[–] thefreepenguinalt@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago

What I mean here is anti-imperialist but non-Marxist movements