Image from Syria Falsely Shared as Gay Men Being Killed in Palestine
The Claim
An image that depicts a man thrown off a roof suggests how Palestinians treat the queer community in the Palestinian territories.
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An Instagram post showing an image of a man being thrown off a roof suggests this is how Palestinians treat the queer community in Palestine, circulating online.
Misbar’s Analysis
MENA: In August 2015, the Daily Mail published the picture circulating indicating it took place in Homs, Syria with the headline “Horrific moment ISIS throws two gay men off a tall building then stoned by baying mob including children.”
The top image was posted on a Facebook page for the queer action collective of the University of Sydney in Australia in 2018.
However, in Palestine the law does not provide any explicit protections for LGBTQ persons, there are no formal laws against same-sex sexual activities. The problems queers face are not primarily legal in nature but pertain more to social and cultural circumstances.
