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While the stance against the weapons companies and stonewall cuddling with them is necessary in the context of the Palestinian genocide, one core point missing on that text was criticism for queer people working for those companies.
This may be because there starts the really complex discussion.
Queer people aren't a political block. While most lean socially to the left because the right seems hellbent on dehumanizing queer people, not all queer are socially left and most importantly, many queer economically lean right.
So here comes the hard point. If queer people want to work on those companies, isn't it good that those companies treat them with respect?
Is it the expectation that those companies should treat their queer employees bad so no queer people wants to work there?
What is the position of the protesters on queer people working for those companies?
The idea that "there is no queer liberation while other groups are still oppressed" is core to the concept of class solidarity.
If an unethical (in the context of enabling oppression of Palestinians) company treats its queer employees with respect, is that really to be celebrated? Is the oppression of Palestinians an acceptable price for that progress? I don't think so.