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I would like to submit, for the question in the post, "thinking opposing the literal extermination of an entire country means uncritically supporting every single policy of the country's government"
Can't be gay when you're blown to pieces by Israeli missiles can you?
Israel kills far more Palestinian gays than Palestine does
The best outcome for queer Palestinians is the dissolution of the fascist Zionist state killing far more of them than any resistance group. After being free from genocide, social progress happens far faster. Israel completing its genocide means no more queer Palestinians.
Iran is under intense sanctions and is targeted heavily by fascist warmongering, which also stunts social progress. They'd be set back if they fell to western imperialism. You could just as easily point to Cuba, whose family code is now among the most progressive in the world. Meanwhile, you're advocating for the genocide of Palestinians and siding with fascists. Do some major self-crit, you're indistinguishable from fascists.
Israel has executed at least three orders of magnitude more LGBT people than Palestine ever did.
Which LGBT group and which country are you talking about?